CBP Seizes 78 Pounds of Cocaine From US Citizen at Southern Border

The suspect is now facing prosecution for allegedly hiding illegal narcotics with an estimated street value of nearly $1.5 million.

A U.S. Customs and Border patrol agent at the U.S. Border Patrol Calexico Station in Calexico, Calif., April 5, 2019. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

Federal agents at the U.S.–Mexico border seized nearly 80 pounds of cocaine from an American citizen attempting to enter the country with the drugs, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) exclusively told The Epoch Times on Wednesday.

The suspect is now facing prosecution for allegedly hiding illegal narcotics, which were discovered on April 28 at the San Clemente Border Patrol Station in San Diego County, with an estimated street value of nearly $1.5 million.