Officers Seize Over $1 million in Methamphetamine

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

LAREDO, TEXAS (News Release) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers assigned to the Colombia-Solidarity Bridge seized alleged methamphetamine that totaled over $1,000,000 in street value.

“Frontline CBP officers at the Colombia-Solidarity Bridge demonstrated exceptional effort in successfully disrupting this drug smuggling attempt,” said Port Director Alberto Flores, Laredo Port of Entry. “This drug bust is a prime example of the efficient targeting strategies utilized in the passenger environment to help combat the flow of dangerous narcotics seeping into our communities.”

The narcotics have a street value of $1,062,252.

The seizure occurred on April 14 at the Colombia-Solidarity Bridge, when a CBP officer referred a 65-year-old Mexican citizen driving a 2005 Town and Country Chrysler van for secondary inspection. Following a canine and nonintrusive inspection system examination, CBP officers discovered 28 packages containing a total of 115.52 pounds of alleged methamphetamine within the driver’s personal belongings.

CBP seized the narcotics and the vehicle. Homeland Security Investigations special agents arrested the driver and initiated a criminal investigation.