SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- The U.S. Border Patrol’s San Diego Sector has discovered smugglers are hiding illicit drugs inside car batteries after intercepting multiple loads of narcotics concealed in this manner.

One such haul was found on Aug. 20 when Border Patrol agents and San Diego County Sheriff’s deputies stopped a Jeep Grand Cherokee traveling north on Interstate 5 in Carlsbad, California.

According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a search of the vehicle led to the discovery of 9.25 pounds of cocaine and 2.1 pounds of methamphetamine inside the battery.

Similar findings have been made in the San Diego Sector in recent months, including the seizure of 32.8 pounds of fentanyl on April 14; 4.85 pounds of fentanyl on July 24; and 16.2 pounds of fentanyl plus $1,000 in cash

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