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Posted On: 02/21/2019 11:55:28 PM
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Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Checkpoints Stop Cocaine Smuggling Attempts
February 20, 2019
EDINBURG, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents seized nearly $3M worth of cocaine at the immigration checkpoints.
On Saturday, Kingsville agents working at the Sarita Checkpoint arrested a United States citizen after locating 33 bundles of cocaine concealed inside of a tractor trailer. T he cocaine weighed over 80 pounds is worth an estimated $2.7M .
Similarly on Monday, Falfurrias agents working at the checkpoint referred a vehicle to the secondary inspection area and located two bundles of cocaine concealed inside. The narcotics weighed over five pounds, worth an estimated $178K. Agents arrested the driver.
Border Patrol referred both cases for federal prosecution.
https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-rele...-smuggling
February 20, 2019
EDINBURG, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents seized nearly $3M worth of cocaine at the immigration checkpoints.
On Saturday, Kingsville agents working at the Sarita Checkpoint arrested a United States citizen after locating 33 bundles of cocaine concealed inside of a tractor trailer. T he cocaine weighed over 80 pounds is worth an estimated $2.7M .
Similarly on Monday, Falfurrias agents working at the checkpoint referred a vehicle to the secondary inspection area and located two bundles of cocaine concealed inside. The narcotics weighed over five pounds, worth an estimated $178K. Agents arrested the driver.
Border Patrol referred both cases for federal prosecution.
https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-rele...-smuggling
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