Otay Mesa

California, Mexico sign agreement to open new border …

Commercial freight trucks line up to cross into the United States from Mexico through the U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Otay Mesa Port of Entry on March 20, 2020 in San Diego. (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

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‘Shocking and frightening’: Ex-LAPD officer alleges she …

Janine Bouey, a former LAPD officer, speaks at a news conference at Alliance San Diego. (KSWB)

$2.5 million of meth hidden in shipment of watermelons …

U.S. Customs and Border Protection on May 21, 2021, shared this image of a shipment of watermelons found to contain meth at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility .

8 inmates treated for fentanyl overdoses at San Diego …

Bags of heroin, some laced with fentanyl, are displayed before a press conference regarding a major drug bust, at the office of the New York Attorney General, September 23, 2016 in New York City.(Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

$1.3M worth of meth seized at Otay Mesa checkpoint after …

The meth packages wrapped in photos of spinach are shown in a photo released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials on March 12, 2021.

Millions in cartel cash, cocaine, fentanyl and ammunition …

Federal agents seized $3.5 million in cash and massive quantities of cocaine, fentanyl and .50-caliber ammunition from an Otay Mesa truck yard. (Homeland Security Investigations)

Otay Mesa detainees say shift of medical services to private …

A security guard patrols outside of the Otay Mesa Correctional Facility during a "Vigil for Carlos" rally on May 9, 2020 in Otay Mesa, California. - The vigil was held to commemorate Carlos Ernesto Escobar Mejia, the first illegal immigrant who died of COVID-19 related symptoms while being held at the detention Center. (Photo by SANDY HUFFAKER / AFP) (Photo by SANDY HUFFAKER/AFP via Getty Images)

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Agents find $61M worth of marijuana and meth in lime …

Customs and Border Protection officers seized 668 pounds of meth concealed in a cactus shipment in Otay Mesa. (Customs and Border Protection)

Assemblywoman with mask donation is turned away from …

A photo shared by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego)shows her speaking to the media outside the Otay Mesa Detention Center on April 24, 2020.

COVID-19 concerns prompt hunger strikes, protests …

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San Diego Firefighters Rescue Man Who Got Stuck on …

Cal Fire/San Diego County Fire released these photos of the rescue on Feb. 18, 2020.

Teen Driver Killed, 5 Other Teens Injured in Solo-Vehicle …

CHP investigated a fatal crash on State Route 905 in Otay Mesa on Jan. 7, 2020. (Credit: KSWB)

Suspected Gunman in Deadly San Diego Church’s Chicken …

Police respond after a fatal shooting at a Church’s Chicken in Otay Mesa on Nov. 6, 2019. (Credit: KSWB)

1 Dead, 2 Wounded in Shooting at Church’s Chicken …

Police respond after a fatal shooting at a Church’s Chicken in Otay Mesa on Nov. 6, 2019. (Credit: KSWB)