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CBP Officers at the Laredo Port of Entry Seize Narcotics Worth Over $500K In One Smuggling Attempt

Release Date
Tue, 06/04/2019

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 Juarez-Lincoln International Bridge over the weekend.

“The primary officers’ experience, and interviewing technique were key components in these significant narcotic interceptions,” said Port Director Albert Flores, Laredo Port of Entry. “CBP officers display exemplary vigilance in keeping dangerous narcotics from entering our country.”

Packages containing 13 pounds of heroin, 17 pounds of cocaine seized by CBP officers at Juarez-Lincoln Bridge
Packages containing 13 pounds of heroin, 17
pounds of cocaine seized by CBP officers at
Juarez-Lincoln Bridge.

The seizure occurred on Friday, May 31, at the Juarez-Lincoln International Bridge when a CBP officer referred a 2013 Ford Escape driven by a 41-year-old United States citizen, resident of San Diego, California, for a secondary examination. Upon a canine and non-intrusive imaging inspection, CBP officers discovered 10 packages containing 13 pounds of alleged heroin and eight packages containing 17 pounds of alleged cocaine within the vehicle.

The narcotics combined have an estimated street value of $504,560.

CBP officers 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.

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Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021