LAREDO, Texas – Customs officers seized methamphetamine worth more than $4 million in street value at the Texas-Mexico border last week, authorities said.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said in a news release on Thursday that officers seized the narcotics at the Colombia-Solidarity Bridge in Laredo on March 25.
CBP officers observed a 2018 Kenworth tractor-trailer with a shipment of waterproof sealant arriving from Mexico, according to the release.
The vehicle was referred for a dog and non-intrusive imaging system inspection, and officers discovered 219.13 pounds of methamphetamine, authorities said.
The narcotics have an estimated street value of $4,382,744, according to the CBP news release.
“Officers assigned to our cargo facilities utilize their enforcement expertise to target these high-risk commodities. It has led to the discovery of dangerous hard narcotics,” Laredo Port of Entry Director Alberto Flores said in a statement. “Large-scale seizures, such as this one, exemplify our mission priorities in securing the border.”
The case was turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations special agents for further investigation, officials said.
