CBP Officers Seize $604K in Cocaine at Hidalgo International Bridge
· Texas Border Business
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge seized over $600,000 worth of cocaine on May 1. The drugs, weighing 45.23 pounds, were discovered in a Chrysler Pacifica driven by a 48-year-old Mexican man after a K-9 alert prompted a secondary inspection. A nonintrusive examination revealed 18 packages of suspected cocaine hidden in the vehicle. The total street value of the seized cocaine is estimated at $604,026. The narcotics and the vehicle were confiscated, and the driver was arrested by Homeland Security Investigations, which has launched a criminal investigation.
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