CBP Seizes $491,000 Worth Of Cocaine From Mexican Woman’s Vehicle At Texas Border

U.S. Customs and Border Protection this week seized more than $491,000 worth of cocaine from a vehicle entering the country from Mexico.

CBP officers at the Camino Real International Bridge at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry in Texas encountered a 2014 Ford pickup truck driven by a 57-year-old Mexican woman and referred the vehicle for a secondary examination.

After screening the vehicle with non-intrusive inspection equipment and a canine team, CBP officer found 16 packages concealed within the vehicle. The packages contained a total of 36.81 pounds of alleged cocaine carrying an estimated street value of $491,581.

CBP officers seized the drugs and the vehicle. Homeland Security Investigations special agents arrested the driver and launched a criminal investigation.

“Our frontline CBP officers applied their inspection skills, training and technology and seized a compact but significant amount of cocaine,” Port Director Pete Beattie, Eagle Pass Port of Entry, said in a statement. “Seizures like these reinforce CBPs border security mission and aptly illustrate that attempts to bring in controlled substances can result in serious criminal consequences.”