U.S Customs Stops Fuel Tanker
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry seized over $1.4 million worth of cocaine in a significant enforcement operation.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry seized over $1.4 million worth of cocaine in a significant enforcement operation on Thursday, February 6.
The discovery was made at Camino Real International Bridge when a CBP officer referred a 2013 Freightliner tractor hauling a fuel tanker for secondary inspection.
Using CBP canines and a non-intrusive inspection system, officers uncovered 42 packages containing 108.29 pounds of alleged cocaine hidden inside the tractor, with an estimated street value of $1,445,896.
CBP seized the drugs, tractor, and tanker, and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) has launched a criminal investigation into the incident.
