$53 million worth of cocaine, meth and pot seized at Laredo border crossing
Border Crime
by: Fernie Ortiz
Posted: Nov 16, 2021 / 05:30 PM CST / Updated: Nov 16, 2021 / 06:50 PM CST
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — A pair of drug busts at a Texas border crossing netted nearly two tons of narcotics with an estimated street value of more than $53 million.
Both seizures took place on Nov. 12 at the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.
That evening, CBP officers inspected a Ford van that was supposed to be bringing seat cushions from Mexico. Officers used a drug-sniffing dog and a non-intrusive imaging system inspection to search the van and discovered 400 packages containing 1,014 pounds of marijuana within the seat cushions. The pot was worth an estimated $203,000.
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