800 pounds of fentanyl found in shipment of green beans at San Diego port

A recent shipment of green beans in California was packing a lot more than essential vitamins.

On Monday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection found a shipment of the vegetable carrying more than 3.5 million fentanyl pills that have an estimated worth of $21.1 million.

Officials said in a press release on Tuesday that they found the hidden shipment at the Otay Mesa port in San Diego, California, when they inspected a 48-year-old driver’s tractor trailer.

Officials conducted a “non-intrusive inspection,” officials said, during which time they found “irregularities,” prompting them to bring in a narcotic detectors who then found the small blue pills. 

Hidden with the beans were 308 packages of fentanyl pills, weighing just over 776 pounds. 

“We’re spilling the beans,” CBP said in a statement. 

The driver who was transporting the shipment has since been detained for allegations of attempted narcotic smuggling and is now in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, CBP said. 

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