Eagle Pass CBP Officers Seize $20K Worth of Heroin at Border

EAGLE PASS, TX – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry detected narcotics on a woman attempting to make entry into the United States.

According to a press release, on Jan. 4, a 30-year-old woman requested admission into the U.S. to the CBP officers at the Eagle Pass International Bridge as she arrived walking in the pedestrian lane from Mexico. CBP officers utilized a K-9 for inspection and retrieved one package of alleged black tar heroin concealed internally on the woman’s body.

"Officers seized a total of 0.75 pounds of black tar heroin worth an estimated street value of $20,538," said the release.

The 30-year-old woman, from San Antonio, was arrested by CBP officers and turned over to Homeland Security Investigations special agents for further investigations. CBP officers seized the narcotics.

“Smugglers will go to any extent to cross narcotics,” said Port Director John Brandt, Eagle Pass Port of Entry. “CBP officers used their training and experience to deter the narcotics from making it to its intended destination.”