Overview
- CBP officers recovered a combined 73.72 pounds of suspected cocaine after two separate secondary inspections at Laredo and Eagle Pass, according to agency statements.
- The first stop occurred June 12 when officers at the Colombia–Solidarity Bridge found 50.75 pounds hidden in a 2020 Nissan Frontier and HSI arrested the 56-year-old driver.
- The second stop occurred June 13 when a nonintrusive imaging scan at the Camino Real Bridge revealed 22.97 pounds concealed in a 2015 Toyota Camry and HSI arrested the 53-year-old driver.
- CBP said canine teams and nonintrusive inspection systems detected the packages, the vehicles were seized, and the combined street value was estimated at about $984,000 pending lab confirmation.
- HSI has opened formal investigations and standard forensic testing and prosecutorial steps are expected, while CBP officials framed the seizures as evidence of routine inspection capability at legal ports of entry.