CBP Officers Seize Over $294,000 in Cocaine at Brownsville-Matamoros Bridge
· Texas Border Business
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Brownsville-Matamoros International Bridge seized cocaine valued at approximately $294,948 on July 7. The drugs were found in a 2016 Nissan driven by a 20-year-old female U.S. citizen from Brownsville, Texas, during a secondary inspection. Utilizing a canine unit and a nonintrusive inspection system, officers discovered nine packages containing about 22.09 pounds of cocaine hidden in the vehicle. The narcotics and the vehicle were confiscated, and Homeland Security Investigations has launched a criminal investigation into the incident.
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