EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry recently intercepted a shipment of narcotics from making entry into the United States, seizing more than 1,600 pounds of contraband.
On the afternoon of Jan. 29, CBP officers at Camino Real International Bridge, inspected a 1996 Kenworth tractor trailer hauling a flatbed trailer as it arrived in the United States from Mexico. Officers utilized a non-intrusive imaging system for inspection and retrieved 697 packages of marijuana within the commercial shipment of bricks. Officers seized a total of 1,698.64 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $339,728.86.
The driver, a 31-year-old man from Piedras Negras, was turned over to Homeland Security Investigations for further investigation.
