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Another day, another large drug bust at the border between Mexico and the state of Texas by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents. This latest big drug seizure led to the confiscation of cocaine that had a total street value of over $1.5 million.
On Sunday, CBP Office of Field Operations officers at the Laredo Port of Entry in Texas were checking out a 2006 utility trailer when they decided to pull it out of line for a secondary inspection. Using a canine team and non-intrusive inspection system examination, the agents at the Colombia Solidarity Bridge were able to find a total of 50 packages containing nearly 114.37 pounds of alleged cocaine hidden within the trailer. The seized narcotics had a street value of $1,527,139.
“Thanks to the vigilance and dedication of our CBP officers, a significant amount of cocaine was intercepted before it reached our communities,” said Port Director Alberto Flores, Laredo Port of Entry. “Their commitment to securing the border and disrupting the flow of dangerous narcotics continues to play a vital role in protecting the public and upholding the integrity of our nation’s port of entry.”
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Drug smugglers have been known to try all sorts of things to bring their contraband into America at the border between the United States and Mexico. From building sophisticated tunnels to hiding the drugs inside shipments of vegetables, there is almost no limit to what they will attempt to try and smuggle their drugs into the United States.
The latest example of some creative thinking by drug smugglers occurred last week at the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales, Arizona. It was there that a U.S. citizen was caught allegedly trying to smuggle 7.18 kilos of fentanyl pills into the United States… by walking across the border carrying a large Crock-Pot filled with meat. Inside the meat was 11 bags of blue pills that tested positive for fentanyl.
Making the story even more incredible is the fact that this wasn’t even the first time someone has been busted trying to bring fentanyl pills into the U.S. inside a Crock-Pot full of meat.