CBP Seizes Illegal Drugs Being Smuggled Into Texas

Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize $1,448,863 in Methamphetamine at the Donna International Bridge

07/26/2016 09:58 AM EDT

DONNA, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Donna International Bridge intercepted a load of alleged methamphetamine. CBP officers discovered the alleged narcotics, valued at approximately $1,448,863, hidden within a white 1997...

CBP Officers Seize $287K in Cocaine at the Laredo Port of Entry

07/18/2016 06:08 PM EDT

LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized alleged cocaine valued at nearly $300,000 in an enforcement action at one of Laredo’s international bridges during the weekend. “This was an excellent seizure by our CBP...

CBP Officers Seize $800K in Methamphetamine at Del Rio Port of Entry

07/19/2016 05:08 PM EDT

DEL RIO, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers this weekend seized $800,000 in alleged methamphetamine hidden in a passenger vehicle. “Amid searing summer heat, our officers maintained their vigilance, applied their experience and...

CBP Officers Seize $202K in Cocaine at World Trade Bridge

07/19/2016 05:52 PM EDT

LAREDO, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at World Trade Bridge this week discovered $202,000 in cocaine within a tractor arriving at the import lot.  “Our frontline officers maintained strict vigilance at the World Trade...

CBP Field Operations Seizes Over $300K in Marijuana at the Pharr International Bridge

07/20/2016 12:39 PM EDT

PHARR, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility seized alleged marijuana valued at $307,321 over the weekend.  “Once again our CBP officers at the Pharr International...

CBP Officers in Roma Seize Over $119,000 in Cocaine

07/20/2016 10:06 AM EDT

ROMA, Texas—Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Roma Port of Entry arrested a 52-year-old man from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico after discovering $119,000 worth of alleged cocaine within the...

CBP Officers at Pharr International Bridge Seize More Than Five Tons of Marijuana in Mango Shipment

07/22/2016 04:16 PM EDT

PHARR, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility discovered that a commercial shipment of mangoes contained an unmanifested ingredient that would spoil any tropical...

69 lbs of Liquid Methamphetamine Seized at Eagle Pass Checkpoint

07/26/2016 02:11 PM EDT

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents working checkpoint operations in Eagle Pass, seized over $600,000 worth of liquid methamphetamine. The shampoo bottles contained a totalof 69 lbs of liquid methamphetamine.“The profit from these narcotics...

Brownsville Port of Entry CBP Officers Seize $112,880 in Cocaine at Gateway International Bridge

07/26/2016 05:31 PM EDT

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Gateway International Bridge intercepted a load of alleged cocaine. CBP officers discovered the alleged narcotics, valued at approximately $112,880, hidden within a 2006 blue...