Border Patrol seized $5.1M of Meth being smuggled into the U.S. from Mexico

On July 2, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers at Pharr International Bridge reported seizing more than $5.1 million in methamphetamine being smuggled into the U.S. from Mexico over this past weekend.

“Our frontline CBP officers continue to deploy a strategic combination of inspections experience coupled with technology and that effort yielded this significant methamphetamine seizure,” said Port Director Carlos Rodriguez, Laredo Port of Entry “These types of seizures illustrate CBP’s efforts to protect our communities from the spread of hard narcotics.” 

The seizure occurred on June 30 at the Pharr International Bridge in Texas on the Mexico border when a CBP officer referred a tractor trailer hauling a shipment of cucumbers and bell peppers for secondary inspection. CBP officers conducted a secondary examination that included utilization of a non-intrusive inspection system and CBP canines.

Upon further physical examination, officials deployed a K-9 team that alerted Border Patrol to the presence of narcotics in the vehicle, Newsweek said. During their physical examination, CBP officers discovered 360 packages containing a total of 577.61 pounds of alleged methamphetamine within the trailer. The narcotics had a street value of $5,163,496.

CBP seized the narcotics. Homeland Security Investigations special agents initiated a criminal investigation.  

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(Cover photo:  Packages containing nearly 578 pounds of methamphetamine seized by CBP officers at Pharr International Bridge, Image credit: U.S. Customs and Border Protection)

Posted by Richard Webster, Ace News Today
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