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Laredo CBP Officers Seize Methamphetamine Worth Over $4 Million at Colombia-Solidarity Bridge

Release Date
Thu, 03/31/2022

LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized methamphetamine in one enforcement action that totaled over $4,000,000 in street value.

“Officers assigned to our cargo facilities utilize their enforcement expertise to target these high-risk commodities. It has led to the discovery of dangerous hard narcotics,” said Port Director Alberto Flores, Laredo Port of Entry. “Large-scale seizures, such as this one, exemplify our mission priorities in securing the border.”

Containers filled with 219 pounds of methamphetamine seized by CBP officers at Colombia-Solidarity Bridge.
Containers filled with 219 pounds of methamphetamine
seized by CBP officers at Colombia-Solidarity Bridge.

The enforcement action occurred on March 25, at the Colombia-Solidarity Bridge, after CBP officers encountered a tractor manifesting a shipment of waterproof sealant arriving from Mexico. The 2018 Kenworth tractor and trailer were referred for a canine and non-intrusive imaging system inspection, resulting in the discovery of 219.13 pounds of alleged methamphetamine within the commodity.

The narcotics have an estimated street value of $4,382,744.

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.

 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the comprehensive management, control, and protection of our nation’s borders, combining customs, immigration, border security, and agricultural protection at and between official ports of entry.

Last Modified: May 23, 2023