Over $1.3 million worth of narcotics seized at Otay Mesa
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa commercial facility discovered over $1.3 million worth of methamphetamine hidden within a shipment of fresh spinach, wrapped in paper with pictures of spinach on Wednesday.
At approximately 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, CBP officers encountered a 49-year-old driver of a tractor pulling a trailer with a shipment manifested as fresh spinach. During the inspection, the CBP officer referred the driver along with the conveyance to the port’s X-ray imaging system.
During the X-ray exam, CBP officers identified anomalies within the shipment and referred the truck and trailer for a more intensive inspection at the dock area. A CBP canine team screened the truck and trailer and the detector dog alerted to the shipment.
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ACLU files lawsuit seeking release or vaccination of more San Diego County inmates after latest Covid-19 outbreak
After a recent outbreak of Covid-19 infections at the largest correctional facility in San Diego County, a class-action lawsuit was filed Wednesday by the American Civil Liberties Union and a community advocacy group against San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore, demanding he protect local incarcerated people from further infections.
The lawsuit calls for Gore to reduce the jail population to levels where people can safely distance, as well as provide widespread vaccinations in jails at levels to ensure everyone’s safety.
Prison populations have been at high risk for Covid-19 during the pandemic due to inmates’ proximity to one another. Some states have classified correctional workers among those first to receive vaccines, yet the prison vaccination timeline has varied. A federal judge ruled last month that inmates in Oregon were to be inoculated immediately, jumping
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