# Border patrol seizes nearly $10M in cocaine after driver attempts to reverse out of checkpoint

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/border-patrol-seizes-nearly-10m-in-cocaine-after-driver-attempts-to-reverse-out-of-checkpoint/
- Published: 2026-11-07T18:41:54+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T19:24:44+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/07/us-news/border-patrol-seizes-nearly-10m-in-cocaine-after-driver-attempts-to-reverse-out-of-checkpoint/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Agents seized suspected cocaine worth $9.8 million.
- The drugs were found in two vehicles three minutes apart.
- Both drivers were arrested at the San Clemente checkpoint.

## Summary

US Border Patrol agents seized more than 1,435 pounds of suspected cocaine, valued at $9.8 million, during two inspections at a Southern California checkpoint. The seizures, three minutes apart, highlight the checkpoint’s role in intercepting drug shipments along the I-5 corridor.

On 25 October, agents at the San Clemente checkpoint referred both vehicles for further inspection after spotting suspicious behaviour, including one driver trying to reverse out. A canine alerted to each vehicle, where agents found 550 vacuum-sealed packages in black rubbish bags; field tests indicated cocaine. Both drivers were arrested, and the DEA took custody of them and the suspected drugs pending federal prosecution.

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