LAREDO, TX – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized 22 pounds of methamphetamine at the Juarez-Lincoln International Bridge with an estimated street value of more than $453,000.
According to a press release, agents sent a 2003 Ford Escape to secondary examination and after a canine and non-intrusive imaging inspection authorities located the meth. The driver of the vehicle was a 48-year-old female Mexican citizen who resides in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas.
The driver was arrested, and the case was turned over to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI) special agents for further investigation.
“I congratulate our frontline officers for their firm commitment to carry out the CBP mission and protect the public from illegal narcotics,” said Port Director Albert Flores, Laredo Port of Entry.
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