Border Patrol Makes Major Drug Seizures, Halts Human Smuggling in 24-Hour Period

The U.S. Border Patrol seizes substantial quantities of drugs—251 pounds of cocaine, 154 pounds of marijuana, 60 pounds of meth, 20 firearms—in 24 hours. Human smuggling attempts also thwarted, raising concerns amid border criticism.

A border patrol boat navigates through the Grand River in Eagle Pass, Texas, as seen from Piedras Negras, Coahuila state, Mexico, on Aug. 4, 2023. Guillermo Arias/AFP via Getty Images

Border patrol agents intercepted 251 pounds of cocaine, 154 pounds of marijuana, 60 pounds of methamphetamines, and 20 firearms in one 24-hour period between Aug. 16 and Aug. 17.

United States Border Protection Chief Jason Owens posted about his agency’s progress on X, formerly Twitter, saying the seizures were “all in a day’s work for the men and women in green keeping you safe.”