Border officers in Texas uncovered $10.2 million in narcotics that have been hidden amongst a cargo of roses inside a refrigerated tractor trailer coming throughout the southern border, officers mentioned final week.
The 2001 Freightliner truck with a manifest for a industrial cargo of reduce flowers was stopped on the World Commerce Bridge in Laredo on Dec. 21 and referred for a secondary inspection, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) mentioned in a information launch on Dec. 26.
CBP officers and a canine officer performed a non-intrusive inspection of the rig’s refrigerated trailer and found tons of of kilos of alleged narcotics wrapped in bundles among the many flowers, officers mentioned.
The suspicious packages contained 164.72 kilos of alleged methamphetamine in powder type, 854.07 kilos of alleged methamphetamine in crystal type and 165.34 kilos of alleged cocaine, CBP mentioned.
Over 1,100 kilos of meth and cocaine have been seized from among the many cargo of flowers, officers mentioned. (U.S. Customs and Border Safety)
The estimated avenue worth of the narcotics totaled $10,298,520.
The medication have been uncovered inside a cargo of roses, officers mentioned. (U.S. Customs and Border Safety)
CBP mentioned they seized the medication whereas Homeland Security Investigations particular brokers have been investigating the seizure.
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No particulars concerning the driver have been instantly offered.
“CBP is proud of the work our frontline officers do to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our communities,” mentioned Laredo Port of Entry Port Director Alberto Flores. “This significant seizure is an example of ongoing operational efforts conducted daily to protect our borders.”
Throughout the first two months of Fiscal Yr 2024, CBP mentioned its brokers and officers seized 7,200 kilos of cocaine and 29,065 kilos of meth nationwide.
