U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers stationed at the Eagle Pass, Texas Port of Entry intercepted over $1.1 million worth of methamphetamine which was being smuggled across the border by a Mexican national, the agency announced Wednesday.
According to CBP, the seizure occurred on Tuesday, March 25, at the Camino Real International Bridge, which connects the cities of Eagle Pass, Texas and the Mexican city of Piedras Negras over the Rio Grande.
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CBP says an officer directed a vehicle being driven by a Mexican citizen for a secondary inspection by a canine and non-intrusive inspection systems used to detect narcotics and other contraband.
The inspection revealed a total of 120.11 pounds of methamphetamine hidden within the quarter panels of the vehicle, CBP said.
The total estimated street value of the seized narcotics was $1,104,419, according to CBP.
The Mexican national was arrested, and special agents with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations are investigating the seizure, CBP said.
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“CBP officers did an exceptional job in interdicting these illicit narcotics at our port of entry,” said Eagle Pass Port of Entry Director Pete Beattie. “These seizures will help keep dangerous drugs out of our communities, in turn denying criminal organizations the revenue derived from their sale.”
That’s the one that’s caught how many hundreds more got through? Time to give Mexico an ultimatum, shut down the cartels or we will, you’ve got a month.