Border agents seize $1,944 worth cocaine pills near downtown Calexico The total weight of cocaine pills was 21.6 grams with and an estimated street value of $1,944. (Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection) By KOLD News 13 Staff | December 16, 2020 at 6:55 PM MST - Updated December 16 at 6:55 PM
CALEXICO, Calif. (KOLD News 13) - El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Calexico Station seized a kettlebell package filled with $1,944 worth of cocaine Sunday morning.
The incident occurred at approximately 7:05 a.m., when a Remote Video Surveillance Operator notified agents of a kettlebell that was thrown over the international border wall from Mexico into the United States.
Border Patrol agents seize kettlebell of cocaine pills
CBP
Agents say a Remote Video Surveillance Operator notified them that a kettlebell was thrown over to the international border wall from Mexico to the U.S. last Sunday.
Agents located the plastic-wrapped kettlebell and took it to the Calexico Border Patrol Station for further processing.
They found 195 small pills that tested positive for cocaine.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the pills weighed 21.6 grams that has a value of $1,944.
No one was arrested.
CALEXICO âEl Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Calexico Station seized a kettlebell package filled with cocaine Sunday morning, December 13, according to a press release.
The incident occurred at approximately 7:05 a.m., when a Remote Video Surveillance Operator notified agents of a kettlebell that was thrown over the international border wall from Mexico into the United States. An agent responded to the location and located the plastic wrapped kettlebell near downtown Calexico. The agent seized and transported the package back to the Calexico Border Patrol Station for further processing. There were no subjects identified in the incident.
At the station, agents discovered 195 small white pills inside the package that tested positive for the characteristics of cocaine.