EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — Border officers seized millions of dollars worth of drugs during the weekend, including over a ton of pot.
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the drug seizures occurred Friday and Saturday at the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas.
One involved what was supposed to be a commercial shipment of buckets of roof sealant in a tractor-trailer. After border officers X-rayed the truck and had a drug-sniffing dog inspect it, they found 30 pounds of meth in the buckets. The drugs had a street value of $266,000.
On Friday, officers referred to a secondary inspection a tractor-trailer that was supposed to be carrying mechanical appliances. With the help of a dog and X-rays, officers found 2,700 pounds of marijuana in the trailer. CBP said the pot had a street value of more than $6 million, adding that both seizures had a combined street value of $6,324,920.
Laredo Port Director Alberto Flores said the drug seizures exemplify ongoing operational efforts to detect high-risk shipments at cargo facilities.
“CBP is proud of the work our frontline officers do to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our communities,” he said.
CBP seized the narcotics and handed the investigation over to special agents with Homeland Security Investigations
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