The total weight of the cocaine was 47.51 pounds, with an estimated street value of nearly $810,000, according to border officials.
During a traffic stop, U.S. border patrol agents in southern California seized nearly 50 pounds of cocaine valued at more than $800,000, it was announced Monday.
An $8 million battery energy storage project is coming to Naval Base San Diego, using zinc-based technology that its makers tout as nonflammable. Eos Energy Enterprises announced Tuesday the stand-alone system will help boost reliability of operations at the base and provide energy resilience to the U.S. Navy’s western fleet.
U.S. Border Patrol agents seized 47.51 pounds of cocaine from a vehicle on the 5 Freeway near Camp Pendleton on Thursday, Feb. 27, the agency announced on Monday, March 3. The agents are assigned to the San Clemente station, which is in San Diego County, south of the city of San Clemente.
A man was hit and killed by a vehicle while running across Interstate 5 in San Diego early Sunday morning, and police say the driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with the investigation.