C.B.P. News Release

Brownsville CBP Officers Seize $403,000 in Cocaine at Port of Entry

(Thursday, August 27, 2009)

Brownsville, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge discovered more than $403,000 in cocaine hidden within the walls of a Nissan; one male Mexican citizen was arrested.

On Wednesday August 26, at the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge, CBP officers referred a white 2008 Nissan Tiida driven by Amado Arvizu Fortaneli, a 32-year-old Mexican citizen and resident of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico for a secondary inspection. “Gulliver,â€