CBP Seizes More Than Half a Million Dollars’ Worth of Cocaine at Border

Agents discovered 18 packages containing about 45 pounds of suspected cocaine in a Mexican citizen’s vehicle.

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection canine team checks automobiles for contraband in the line to enter the United States at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Ysidro, Calif., on Oct. 2, 2019. Sandy Huffaker/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) continues to make large-scale drug seizures along the U.S.–Mexico border that far surpass those of years prior. CBP shared news of one of its latest encounters, in which an amount of cocaine worth $604,000 was seized, exclusively with The Epoch Times.

A K-9 alerted to a vehicle attempting to enter the United States at the Hidalgo International Bridge entry in Texas on May 1, and upon searching the car, agents discovered about 45 pounds of suspected cocaine, CBP said.