AGLE PASS: More than $1 million worth of drugs were seized over a two-day period at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry.
According to customs officers, the first seizure took place June 18 at Eagle Pass International Bridge II after inspection of a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado pickup from Mexico. Officers discovered 10 packages of cocaine hidden in the truck’s dashboard. Totaling 25.65 pounds, the cocaine is worth an estimated $198,220.
The truck’s 41-year-old driver, a man from Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, was arrested and will face federal charges.
The next day, federal officers found 29 packages of drugs in the body panel of a 2015 Chevrolet Cruz, also after searching the car traveling from Mexico. In all, 11 packages of cocaine weighing 25.82 pounds and 18 packages of brown heroin weighing 31.32 pounds were confiscated in that search. The estimated street value of the seizure is $911,580.
The driver of that car, a 30-year-old man and his 28-year-old female passenger, were also arrested and face federal charges. Both are from Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico.
