LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the World Trade Bridge intercepted narcotics totaling over $500,000 in street value.
“Frontline officers at the World Trade Bridge demonstrated their commitment to the CBP mission by intercepting over a ton of marijuana over the weekend,” said Port Director Gregory Alvarez, Laredo Port of Entry.
![Packages containing nearly 1,553 pounds of marijuana seized by CBP officers at World Trade Bridge.](/sites/default/files/u412/1553lbsmjWTB62120.jpg)
seized by CBP officers at World Trade Bridge.
One enforcement action occurred on Sunday, June 21st, when CBP officers assigned to the cargo facility encountered a tractor hauling an empty refrigerated trailer arriving from Mexico. The 2007 Freightliner tractor and trailer were referred for a canine and non-intrusive imaging system inspection, resulting in the discovery of 226 packages containing 1552.92 pounds of alleged marijuana concealed within the trailer. The narcotics have an estimated street value of $310,584.
The second seizure occurred when officers encountered another empty reefer arriving from Mexico. The 1995 GMC tractor and refrigerated trailer were referred for a canine and non-intrusive imaging system inspection, resulting in the discovery of 123 packages containing 1161.39 pounds of alleged marijuana concealed within the trailer. The narcotics have an estimated street value of $232,276.
The narcotics have a combined estimated street value of $542,860.
CBP 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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by CBP officers at World Trade Bridge.