Customs and Border Protection agents in Laredo, Texas sized 80 pounds of methamphetamine and 18 pounds of heroin at Juarez-Lincoln International Bridge. The packages were found on a commercial bus arriving from Mexico after a nonintrusive inspection system examination.
“The South Texas border is one of the most significant drug trafficking corridors along the U.S.-Mexico border, CBP officers at the Laredo Port of Entry work diligently to help stop the smuggling of illicit narcotics on a daily basis, as this enforcement action clearly illustrates.”
Port Director Alberto Flores, Laredo Port of Entry
According to CBP the narcotics combined have a street value of $2,098,539. Both the bus and the narcotics were confiscated by CBP. The narcotics seizure continues to be under investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement- Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI).
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