Laredo Port of Entry CBP Officers Intercept Methamphetamine Worth Over $500K
Written by Post Public Information Representative, May 23, 2019, 0 Comments
Courtesy Richard Pauza,
LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers intercepted a noteworthy amount of hard narcotics with an estimated street value of more than $500,000 in one enforcement action at the World Trade Bridge.
“Our CBP officers’ knowledge of concealment methods, combined with their use of available assets and technology played a key role in the discovery,” said Port Director Albert Flores, Laredo Port of Entry.
The seizure occurred on Monday, May 20 at the World Trade Bridge when a CBP officer referred a 2013 Kenworth tractor trailer hauling a shipment of fiberglass for a secondary examination. Following a canine and non-intrusive imaging system inspection by CBP officers, a total of eight packages containing 25 pounds of alleged crystal methamphetamine was discovered. The narcotics have an estimated street value of $504,412.
CBP officers seized the narcotics and the case was turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI) special agents for further investigation.
