Border patrol seizes over $260K in cocaine at border

Officers found nearly 35 pounds of cocaine bound for the U.S.
Drug Brick Torn Open
By Terrance Kible

Officer of U.S. Customs and Border Protection this past weekend seized $263,500 worth of cocaine on Saturday at the U.S.–Mexico border, the agency said Tuesday.

The CBP found 13 packages containing cocaine weighing 34.17 pounds during a vehicle inspection at the Anzalduas International Bridge in Mission, Texas, according to the CBP announcement on the seizure.

CBP officers encountered a Honda SUV entering the U.S. from Mexico and sent the vehicle for a more rigorous secondary inspection. Non-intrusive inspection technology revealed the contraband.

CBP seized the vehicle and cocaine. Homeland Security Investigation arrested the drive and began a criminal investigation.