CBP Officers at Laredo Port of Entry Seize $425,000 in Methamphetamine

Thursday, April 19, 2012
By: Special The Laredo Sun

LAREDO, TEXAS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry on Tuesday seized alleged methamphetamine valued at $425,000.

The seizure occurred on April 17, 2012 during a routine examination at Lincoln-Juarez Bridge. A CBP officer referred a 2001 Chevy Tahoe driven by a 28-year-old U.S.

citizen from Houston for a secondary examination. CBP officers conducted an intensive examination and discovered 14 packages containing 28.35 pounds of alleged methamphetamine hidden within the vehicle.

The methamphetamine has an estimated street value of $425,000.

CBP officers turned the driver over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI) special agents for further investigation.

“This is a significant amount of methamphetamine and it underscores the reality of the drug threat our frontline officers faces on a daily basis,” said Sidney Aki, CBP Port Director, Laredo.

“Seizing loads of hard narcotics like this is yet another example of CBP’s tireless pursuit of our border security mission.”

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