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Federal authorities uncovered more than 1,000 pounds of cocaine hidden beneath the floorboards of a commercial truck entering the U.S. from Mexico<\/a>, marking one of the largest drug busts in Southern California this year.<\/p>\n

The Department of Justice<\/a> said the half-ton of cocaine was discovered inside the floorboards of a commercial truck and flatbed trailer at the Calexico Port of Entry connecting California and Mexico. Authorities estimate the cocaine has a street value exceeding $20 million.<\/p>\n

The seizure marks the second-largest cocaine bust in the Southern District of California this year, according to federal prosecutors.<\/p>\n

FEDS SEIZE $6.4M WORTH OF COCAINE ABOARD OIL TANKER AT PORT OF LOS ANGELES, ARREST SUSPECTED CARTEL SMUGGLER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Jose Manuel Lopez, 44, a Mexican national and the truck’s sole occupant, was arrested and charged with importing cocaine into the United States.<\/p>\n

If convicted, Lopez faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in federal prison and a maximum penalty of life.<\/p>\n

In court filings seeking to keep Lopez in custody, prosecutors described the seizure as “a tremendous amount of drugs, even by the standards of this district.”<\/p>\n

SINALOA CARTEL BOSS ‘EL MAYO’ SENTENCED TO LIFE, ORDERED TO PAY $15B IN DRUG TRAFFICKING PROFITS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The only larger cocaine seizure in the Southern District of California this year came in May, when authorities uncovered more than a ton of cocaine worth an estimated $45 million in connection with a cross-border drug tunnel.<\/p>\n

Officials said the trailer was carrying 269 bundles of rebar when U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers<\/a>, working alongside Homeland Security Investigations and the Drug Enforcement Administration, detected anomalies during an X-ray inspection.<\/p>\n

After a narcotics detection dog alerted to the trailer, officers unloaded the rebar and removed the wooden floorboards, where they discovered 366 packages of cocaine<\/a> weighing more than 1,000 pounds, or approximately 454 kilograms, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n

Lopez pleaded not guilty during his initial appearance in federal court Tuesday. A detention hearing is scheduled for Aug. 3.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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