Thread: Mexican truck driver detained after coke seizure

Mexican truck driver detained after coke seizure

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2009/03/ ... Brooms.php

PHARR, Texas: Officials say a Mexican truck driver is being detained in Texas after more than $8 million worth of cocaine was found in a shipment of brooms.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection did not identify the 33-year-old man from Reynosa by name. Agency spokesman Felix Garza says the man has not yet been charged with a crime but is expected to appear before an immigration judge Tuesday.

Customs officers discovered 253 pounds of cocaine on Friday evening when an image scan of the tractor-trailer and a narcotics detector dog alerted them to the drugs. The cocaine was hidden in two metal boxes inside the trailer's refrigeration unit.

Why do we need any Mexican truckers here in the first place? It will be a little more difficult for them to get through if Mexico had any sort of control of their northern border (but they have already said it is all our fault).

Originally Posted by vortex

Why do we need any Mexican truckers here in the first place? It will be a little more difficult for them to get through if Mexico had any sort of control of their northern border (but they have already said it is all our fault).

I just now posted another article where drugs were found in big rigs near the border and asked the question, "Is there any way to find out if these are trucks involved in the cross-border trucking program." Then, the very next article I read was this one, and got my question answered. I know they're not all mexican trucks/truckers...but one is one too many.

C.B.P. News Release

CBP Officers Sweep Trailer, Brooms Found Yield $8.1 Million in Cocaine

(Monday, March 09, 2009)

Pharr, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Pharr cargo facility seized close to 253 pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of close to $8.1 million, late Friday evening.

On March 6, at 6:13 p.m., a northbound commercial shipment of brooms arrived at the Pharr cargo facility. After primary processing, the broom shipment, tractor-trailer unit and driver were referred to secondary for an intensive examination.

While in secondary, the tractor-trailer unit was referred for a non-intrusive image scan. X-ray images revealed anomalies within the trailer’s refrigerator unit. “Argo,â€