Dog helps find 249 kilograms of suspected drugs in Tijuana
Mexican authorities said a detection dog named Chocolate helped uncover 195 packages of suspected cocaine and fentanyl hidden in a truck at Tijuana’s Otay border crossing. The driver was detained and the vehicle and substances were placed at the disposal of prosecutors. The source also reported a separate September seizure involving the same dog.
A trained inspection dog named “Chocolate” helped Mexican authorities find 195 packages of suspected cocaine and fentanyl hidden in a truck at the Otay border crossing in Tijuana, Baja California, according to an account published by El Financiero.
The seizure took place Saturday, Sept. 26, during a review by the National Customs Agency of Mexico, the Defense Ministry, the National Guard and the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection. Authorities said Chocolate detected the hidden compartment, where agents found about 249 kilograms of suspected drugs. The load reportedly contained 184 packages of suspected cocaine and 11 packages of suspected fentanyl.
El Financiero reported that the truck driver was detained and that the vehicle and seized substances were placed at the disposal of the relevant Public Prosecutor’s Office. Prosecutors will continue the investigation and determine the detainee’s legal status. The report describes the substances as suspected; it does not identify a final laboratory result or court finding.
The source also reported that Chocolate took part in an earlier Sept. 8 seizure at Tijuana Customs. In that operation, authorities found 76 packages containing 75.9 kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride in a hidden compartment beneath the floor of a truck carrying prickly pears.