A car crossing the Roma International Bridge from Mexico into Texas needed a closer look, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents thought, and they were right. Saturday, they referred the car “for a canine and physical examination” and stopped a lot of drugs from entering the country. They found “29 packages containing a total of 80.47 pounds of alleged cocaine hidden within the vehicle,” and said the narcotics had a street value of $1,073,825. “Our frontline officers continue to maintain their vigilance and discovered a significant quantity of cocaine,” port director Andres Guerra said. CBP seized the narcotics while deputies with the Starr County Sheriff’s Office arrested the driver.

Source: Daily Nation December 05, 2023 22:39 UTC