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CBP seizes $ 872K in Bridge Laredo’s cocaine – KGNS

CBP seizes $ 872K in Bridge Laredo’s cocaine – KGNS

Laredo, Texas (KGNS) – US customs and border protection staff seized cocaine worth over $ 872,000 on the Juarez -Lincoln Bridge over the weekend, leading to two arrests.

The bust happened on Sunday, February 23, while the city celebrated George Washington’s birthday. Officers have stopped Ford Explorer since 2001, managed by a 43-year-old US citizen for a more careful check. With the help of a scanning system and a unit K-9 employees found 25 hidden packages inside the vehicle. The packages contained 65 kilograms of cocaine worth about $ 872,777.

CBP took the medicines and the vehicle. Investigations to internal security have arrested the driver and a 54-year-old Mexican citizen passenger. The case is under investigation.

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