Eagle Pass CBP Officers Seize More Than $200,000 Worth of Narcotics at Port of Entry

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers stationed at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry prevented a shipment of narcotics from making entry into the United States.

“The officers utilized their skills in preventing the shipment from making entry,” said Port Director John Brandt, Eagle Pass Port of Entry. “Our officers employed a combination of observational skills and high tech tools to uncover this load and prevent it from going any further.”

At about 2:21 p.m. on Thursday, April 28, CBP officers at Camino Real International Bridge inspected a 2002 Volkswagen Passat as it arrived from Mexico being driven by a Mexican citizen. CBP officers utilized a K-9 for inspection. CBP officers retrieved 13 packages of cocaine concealed within the firewall of the vehicle, seizing a total of 30.73 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $236,980.00.

The driver, a 25-year-old woman from Piedras Negras, was turned over to Homeland Security Investigations special agents for further investigations.