LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry seized hard narcotics valued at $6.4 million in three separate, unrelated enforcement actions.
“Officers at the Laredo Port of Entry continue to maintain a robust enforcement posture by targeting high-risk shipments and successfully disrupting the flow of deadly narcotics from entering our country,” said Acting Port Director Eugene Crawford, Laredo Port of Entry.
![Packages containing nearly 273 pounds of methamphetamine seized by CBP officers at Laredo Port of Entry.](/sites/default/files/styles/webp_original_size/public/u412/nearly293lbsmethColSol11921.JPG.webp?itok=OWgxijf4)
methamphetamine seized by CBP officers at Laredo's
Colombia-Solidarity Bridge.
The first enforcement action occurred on Tuesday, January 19th at the Colombia-Solidarity Bridge when CBP officers assigned to the cargo facility encountered a tractor hauling an empty trailer arriving from Mexico. The 2013 Freightliner tractor and trailer were referred for a canine and non-intrusive imaging system inspection, resulting in the discovery of 40 packages containing 105.99 pounds of alleged cocaine discovered within the trailer. The narcotics have an estimated street value of $817,360.
The second seizure occurred later that evening at the Colombia-Solidarity Bridge when CBP officers encountered a tractor hauling an empty trailer arriving from Mexico. The 2013 Freightliner tractor and trailer were referred for a canine and non-intrusive imaging system inspection, resulting in the discovery of 40 packages containing 272.93 pounds of alleged methamphetamine discovered within the trailer. The narcotics have an estimated street value of $5,458,589.
The third narcotics interception happened on Thursday, January 21st when a CBP officer assigned to World Trade Bridge referred an express consignment truck making entry from Mexico for secondary inspection. CBP officers examined packages within the shipment utilizing a non-intrusive imaging system examination, resulting in the discovery of four packages containing 7.05 pounds of alleged fentanyl concealed within the packages. The narcotics have an estimated street value of $197,400.
The narcotics combined have an estimated street value of $6,473,349.
CBP officers seized the narcotics and two trailers. The cases were turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI) special agents for further investigation.
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