Border Patrol agents seized more than 160 pounds of illegal drugs from the San Diego sector of the border over the course of two days last month during separate stops of suspicious vehicles.

Officials pulled over a driver traveling northward on Interstate 5 near the San Clemente Border Checkpoint, after which a Border Patrol K-9 unit assisted with the inspection. The agents found “packages consistent with smuggled narcotics in an aftermarket compartment in the floorboard.”

Some fifty-five packages of cocaine wrapped in cellophane were removed from the vehicle, totaling almost 143 pounds and accounting for a street value of more than $1.1 million.

One day later, agents halted a vehicle at the Temecula Border Patrol Checkpoint near Interstate 15, with a Border Patrol K-9 unit likewise discovering a backpack with eight bundles of fentanyl.

San Diego Sector Acting Chief Patrol Agent Jeffrey Stalnaker said in a statement that “these seizures underscore San Diego Sector’s unwavering commitment to protecting our communities from the dangers of illicit narcotics,” also lauding the “effectiveness of our Border Patrol agents and K-9 teams in the fight against these criminal organizations” trafficking the substances.

Both drivers are facing charges related to narcotics. San Diego Sector agents seized nearly 2,900 pounds of cocaine and 800 pounds of fentanyl during fiscal year 2024, as well as over 900 pounds of cocaine and 150 pounds of fentanyl in the first four months into fiscal year 2025.

The seizures come after President Donald Trump announced increased security measures for the southern border. The commander-in-chief recently designated groups like the Sinaloa Cartel and Tren de Aragua as foreign terrorist organizations and specially designated global terrorists.