{"id":155552,"date":"2021-03-30T14:12:17","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T18:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=155552"},"modified":"2021-03-30T14:12:17","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T18:12:17","slug":"border-patrol-k9-sniffs-out-fentanyl-hidden-in-burritos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/border-patrol-k9-sniffs-out-fentanyl-hidden-in-burritos\/","title":{"rendered":"Border Patrol K9 sniffs out fentanyl hidden in burritos"},"content":{"rendered":"
YUMA, Ariz. \u2013 A Yuma Sector Border Patrol canine sniffed out several packages of fentanyl pills that were hidden inside burritos Monday at the Highway 78 immigration checkpoint.<\/p>\n
A canine handler referred the male driver of a Chevrolet Tahoe to the checkpoint\u2019s secondary inspection area at approximately 3 p.m., after his canine partner alerted to the vehicle. While in secondary, the canine alerted to a black backpack that was located inside the vehicle. Agents searched the backpack and discovered several small packages containing fentanyl pills that were stuffed inside breakfast burritos.<\/p>\n
The packages of fentanyl had a combined weight of just over five pounds with an estimated street value of nearly $60,000.<\/p>\n
A 37-year-old Lawfully Admitted Permanent Resident was arrested and the fentanyl was seized and processed per CBP guidelines.<\/p>\n
Smugglers are under the false assumption that they can disguise drugs within food to throw off canines and their handlers. On the contrary, canines have the ability to detect a target odor among a myriad of other odors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
YUMA, Ariz. \u2013 A Yuma Sector Border Patrol canine sniffed out several packages of fentanyl pills that were hidden inside burritos Monday at the Highway 78 immigration checkpoint. A canine handler referred the male driver of a Chevrolet Tahoe to the checkpoint\u2019s secondary inspection area at approximately 3 p.m., after his canine partner alerted to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5409,"featured_media":155553,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[1,54],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n