CBP Officers at Laredo Port of Entry Seize $826,000 in Heroin from Honduran Man This Weekend
Written by Post Public Information Representative, Sep 18, 2012, 0 Comments
Courtesy Richard Pauza,
LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry started this weekend with a significant seizure of more than $800,000 in alleged heroin from a Honduran citizen residing in Georgia .
The seizure occurred on Sept. 14 at the Gateway to the Americas Bridge . A CBP officer conducting examinations in the pedestrian primary lanes referred a 52-year-old male Honduran citizen from Marietta , Ga. who presented his resident alien card for a secondary examination. In secondary, CBP officers conducted a closer examination and discovered two packages hidden under his clothing containing a total of 8.26 pounds of alleged heroin. The heroin has an estimated street value of $826,000.
CBP officers turned the pedestrian over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI) special agents for further investigation.
“Our frontline CBP officers employed their inspection skills, technology, canines and their vigilance and perseverance paid off with a significant seizure of hard narcotics,” said Sidney Aki, CBP Port Director, Laredo .
