BROWNSVILLE : CBP officers at the Veteran’s International Bridge seized $997,000 dollars’ worth of methamphetamine that was hidden within a 2006 blue Ford Fusion.
“I congratulate our CBP officers for their outstanding resiliency which resulted in this interception of hard narcotics,” said Port Director Petra Horne, Brownsville Port of Entry. “Keeping dangerous drugs from crossing our borders is how our agency contributes in keeping our communities safe.”
On Sunday, June 14, officers sent a man 47-year-old Harlingen resident to secondary inspection where they discovered 22 packages of methamphetamine, weighing a total of over 49 pounds.
CBP officers seized the narcotics along with the vehicle, arrested the male traveler, and turned him over to the custody of Homeland Security Investigations special agents for further investigation.
