LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge intercepted a mixture of hard narcotics totaling over $900,000 in street value.
"The smuggling of illicit narcotics is a serious international health and security threat,” said Port Director Gregory Alvarez, Laredo Port of Entry. “CBP will continue to intercept these dangerous drugs through our vigorous enforcement actions.”
![Packages containing 16 pounds of heroin and 26.74 pounds of methamphetamine seized by CBP officers at JUarez-Lincoln Bridge in Laredo, Texas.](/sites/default/files/styles/webp_original_size/public/u412/16her26methLrd70520.PNG.webp?itok=IJTIHpb3)
pounds of methamphetamine seized by CBP officers
at Juarez-Lincoln Bridge in Laredo, Texas.
The seizure occurred on Sunday, July 5th when a CBP officer assigned to the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge referred a 2014 Nissan Pathfinder for secondary inspection. The vehicle was driven by a 27-year-old male U.S. citizen traveling from Mexico. Following a canine and non-intrusive imaging system examination, a total of 16.13 pounds of alleged heroin and 26.74 pounds of alleged methamphetamine were found concealed within his belongings.
The narcotics have a combined estimated street value of $974,035.
CBP seized the narcotics and the vehicle. The driver was arrested and 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.