The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations (OFO) recently intercepted drugs at the Pharr International Bridge Cargo Facility believed to be valued in the neighborhood of $960,500.
“The commercial environment continues to be an area where we experience a continued drug smuggling threat,” Port Director Carlos Rodriguez told CBP.gov. “Our frontline officers continue to remain vigilant and use all available tools and resources to their full potential.”
The Oct. 21 seizure was handled by officers assigned to Pharr International Bridge and came as officers encountered a commercial tractor trailer arriving from Mexico. At some point, a CBP officer referred the conveyance for further inspection, which included utilizing non-intrusive imaging (NII) equipment and screening by a (canine team).
When all was said and done, officers conducting the inspection found 51 packages of alleged cocaine weighing 124.91 pounds (56.66 kg) concealed within the tractor.
The case now remains under investigation with agents from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI) leading the probe.
