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BROWNSVILLE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers astatine the Veterans International Bridge intercepted a load of methamphetamine, hidden wrong a 1997 Freightliner truck.
Buckets containing astir 2,445 pounds of methamphetamine seized by CBP officers astatine Brownsville Port of Entry. (credit: U.S. Customs & Border Protection)
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“This important seizure illustrates the value of remaining vigilant and our CBP officers utilized their acquisition and enforcement tools disposable successful keeping these unsafe narcotics from entering our country,” said Port Director Tater Ortiz, Brownsville Port of Entry.
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The seizure took spot connected Friday, Oct. 22, astatine the Veterans International Bridge erstwhile a 60-year-old antheral Mexican national applied for introduction into the United States driving the truck. CBP officers discovered 62 buckets which contained a full of 2,444.92 pounds of methamphetamine.
The estimated thoroughfare worth of the methamphetamine from the seizure is $48,898,072.
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CBP officers seized the narcotics on with the vehicle, arrested the operator and turned him implicit to the custody of Homeland Security Investigations peculiar agents for further investigation.
CBSDFW.com Staff
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