Officers from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Field Operations have seized a major shipment of cocaine at the southern border.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Roma Port of Entry cargo facility have seized approximately $2.5 million worth of cocaine found within a tractor-trailer.
“Our frontline CBP officers at Roma Port of Entry seized a significant amount of hard narcotics in the cargo environment utilizing an effective combination of inspections experience and technology and helped keep our community safe in the process,” said Andres Guerra, Port Director at the Roma Port of Entry.
On Feb. 24, 2022, Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the Roma International Bridge cargo facility encountered a commercial tractor-trailer arriving from Mexico.
One CBP officer referred the trailer to a team for further inspection using both non-intrusive imaging and screening by a canine team.
After the officers conducted a thorough secondary examination of the vehicle with the dogs, they discovered packages containing 329.37 pounds of cocaine hidden inside the trailer.
The Customs and Border Protection officers then turned the driver over to the Roma Police Department for further investigation.
$2.5M IN COCAINE SEIZED IN TEXAS
On February 24, CBP officers at the Roma Port of Entry cargo facility seized $2.5 million in cocaine within a tractor trailer. Officers discovered packages containing 329.37lbs of the substance during inspection.
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