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Laredo Port of Entry CBP Officers Intercept Methamphetamine Worth Over $500K

Release Date
Thu, 05/23/2019

LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers intercepted a noteworthy amount of hard narcotics with an estimated street value of more than $500,000 in one enforcement action at the World Trade Bridge.

“Our CBP officers’ knowledge of concealment methods, combined with their use of available assets and technology played a key role in the discovery,” said Port Director Albert Flores, Laredo Port of Entry. 

Packages containing 25 pounds of methamphetamine seized by CBP officers at World Trade Bridge
CBP officers at World Trade Bridge seized
eight packages containing 25 pounds of
methamphetamine within a trailer hauling a
commercial shipment of fiberglass.

The seizure occurred on Monday, May 20 at the World Trade Bridge when a CBP officer referred a 2013 Kenworth tractor trailer hauling a shipment of fiberglass for a secondary examination. Following a canine and non-intrusive imaging system inspection by CBP officers, a total of eight packages containing 25 pounds of alleged crystal methamphetamine was discovered. The narcotics have an estimated street value of $504,412.

CBP officers seized the narcotics and the case was turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI) special agents for further investigation.

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Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021