U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers conducted three separate drug seizures across the Texas border in early December, intercepting narcotics valued at millions of dollars.
"Criminal networks don't take holidays, and neither do we," wrote acting CBP Commissioner Troy Miller on X, referring to the seizures that took place during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
The first drug bust happened on November 30, at the Hidalgo International bridge. Officers intercepted 15.60 pounds of heroin and 9.12 pounds of cocaine, valued at $299,300 and $121,800. A CBP press release revealed that officers randomly selected a grey Chevrolet SUV coming from Mexico for a physical inspection, during which they extracted 13 concealed packages of narcotics.
One day later, CBP officers in the Pharr International Bridge, which is only around six miles away, seized 196.21 pounds of cocaine concealed within a shipment of peppers, valued at $2,619,800. The officers had similarly chosen a tractor trailer entering from Mexico for a physical inspection, which resulted in the extraction of 80 packages of cocaine.
Moving to Northwest Texas, border officials at the Presidio Border Entry seized 68 pounds of methamphetamine concealed inside the fuel tank of an SUV on December 7. According to the Border Report, the vehicle was driven by a 47-year-old woman from Mexico. Officers inspected the vehicle after noticing anomalies in its appearance, resulting in the extraction of 63 methamphetamine-filled bundles.
CBP seized the narcotics and vehicles involved in all three cases and transferred the investigations to Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
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