LAREDO, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the World Trade Bridge intercepted a shipment containing hard narcotics with an estimated street value of more than $11.1 million in one enforcement action.
“Even though anti-terrorism is our primary mission, CBP officers maintain their vigilance to ensure commercial entries are safe and free of contraband,” said Port Director Gregory Alvarez, Laredo Port of Entry.
![CBP officers seized approximately 557 pounds of methamphetamine within a tractor trailer at World Trade Bridge](/sites/default/files/styles/webp_original_size/public/u412/557lbsmethLRD51220.JPG.webp?itok=cbJwn4X4)
methamphetamine within a shipment of plastic floor
panels at World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas.
The seizure occurred on Tuesday, May 12, when officers assigned to the cargo facility encountered a tractor trailer hauling a shipment of plastic floor panels arriving from Mexico. The 2005 Freightliner was referred for a canine and non-intrusive imaging system inspection, resulting in the discovery of approximately 557 pounds of alleged methamphetamine concealed within the shipment.
The narcotics have an estimated street value of $11,145,575.
CBP seized the narcotics. The case was turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI) special agents for further investigation.
For more information about CBP, please click on the attached link.