CBP canine sniffs out cocaine truck ‘caravan’ at port of entry
by: Julian Resendiz
Posted: Mar 6, 2025 / 06:47 PM CST
Updated: Mar 8, 2025 / 01:18 PM CST
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EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A drug-sniffing dog has alerted border officers to a possible cocaine smuggling scheme involving multiple drivers working for the same commercial trucking firm.
The three Mexican drivers showed up almost simultaneously at the Otay Mesa (California) commercial facility on Tuesday afternoon. A U.S. Customs and Border Protection records check revealed all three had crossed into the United States on more than 20 occasions since Jan. 15 while hauling empty trailers.
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CBP officers referred all three Kenworth tractor-trailers to a secondary inspection area. A dog trained to detect drugs and other illicit cargo found nothing in the trailers, but alerted its handlers to possible contraband in each of the cabs.
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