Border Patrol officers seize $18.6M in meth at Texas entry point

11/6/2022

RawNews1st – Inspections revealed 2,033 pounds of meth, valued at $18,694,838, inside of the shipment at the Laredo Port of Entry

A CBP field officer assigned to the World Trade Bridge referred a 2010 International Pro Star tractor-trailer carrying paint buckets for secondary inspection when it tried to make entry at the port.

After a canine inspection and a non-intrusive inspection system examination, 2,033 pounds of meth was discovered within the shipment and seized by authorities.

Laredo Port of Entry Port Director Albert Flores said officers at the entry point have “heightened their enforcement strategy” to help disrupt the flow of deadly, high-risk narcotics from entering the U.S. 

During the last week of October, Laredo Field Operations Director Randy Howe tweeted CBP officers at the location seized 1,770 rounds of ammo, $407,208 in currency and made 40 arrests for various crimes.

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