Bomb squad, police respond to Border Patrol tow yard in Otay Mesa

Bomb squad, police respond to Border Patrol tow yard in Otay Mesa

By ALEX RIGGINS
SEP. 25, 2019 6:22 PM

OTAY MESA — Border Patrol agents requested the help of a San Diego bomb squad to investigate a suspicious device in an Otay Mesa tow yard Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.

Few details of the incident were immediately available, but San Diego police and fire officials said the Border Patrol sought their help around 3 p.m. at a yard off Airway Road on the far east side of Otay Mesa, south of state Route 905 and west of state Route 125.

A San Diego police sergeant confirmed the call centered around a suspicious device found at a tow yard used by Border Patrol agents. The sergeant said San Diego officers were in the area providing support, including traffic control on surrounding roads.

The site is off Airway Road between Piper Ranch Road and Avenida De La Fuenta North, according to an online incident log from the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, which showed that five bomb squad vehicles remained at the scene as of 6 p.m.

A Fire-Rescue Department spokeswoman confirmed that Border Patrol agents requested the bomb squad.

10News reported the suspicious device was inside a vehicle that was seized during a drug-smuggling investigation.

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The EB SR-11 ramp to NB SR-125 is closed due to police activity.

5:25 PM - Sep 25, 2019
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Bomb squad found no explosives after responding to Border Patrol tow yard in Otay Mesa

[By ALEX RIGGINS
SEP. 25, 2019 6:22 PM

OTAY MESA — Border Patrol agents requested the help of a San Diego bomb squad to investigate a tip about a suspicious device in an Otay Mesa tow yard Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.

The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department’s bomb squad determined there was no threat Wednesday evening, a Border Patrol officials said Thursday.

San Diego police and fire officials said the Border Patrol sought their help around 3 p.m. at a yard off Airway Road on the far east side of Otay Mesa, south of state Route 905 and west of state Route 125.

The Border Patrol spokesman said agents requested the help from local authorities after receiving a tip about a possible explosive device.

The spokesman declined to provide more details, other than saying that no explosives were found.

A San Diego police sergeant confirmed the call centered around a potentially suspicious device at a tow yard used by Border Patrol agents. The sergeant said San Diego officers provided support, including traffic control on surrounding roads.

The site is off Airway Road between Piper Ranch Road and Avenida De La Fuenta North, according to an online incident log from the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, which showed that five bomb squad vehicles remained at the scene past 6 p.m. Wednesday.

10News reported the suspicious device was inside a vehicle that was seized during a drug-smuggling investigation.

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The EB SR-11 ramp to NB SR-125 is closed due to police activity.

5:25 PM - Sep 25, 2019
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Caltrans San Diego tweeted that the ramp connecting east SR-905 and north SR-125 was shut down “due to police activity.”


Updates:
5:08 PM, Sep. 26, 2019: This story and its headline were updated with information from the Border Patrol.

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