Extreme Trafficking: $3 Million in Heroin and Undeclared Bulk Currency Seized at Border
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge discovered heroin valued at approximately $3,090,000 allegedly being smuggled into the country by a man driving a Ford F250. In a separate case CBP officers and Border Patrol agents discovered $156.676 bulk U.S. currency hidden with a Nissan Xterra at the Hidalgo Bridge.
On Thursday, December 20, CBP officers at the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge encountered a male identified as a 50-year-old Mexico citizen who resides in Brownsville, Texas as the driver of a black 1999 Ford F250. A CBP officer referred the Ford and its driver to secondary for further inspection after a primary examination revealed discrepancies with vehicle. During the CBP secondary examination CBP officers discovered the Ford’s drive shaft encapsulated alleged heroin. CBP officers removed a total of 14 kilograms (30.9 pounds) of alleged heroin from within the Ford F250’s drive shaft.
The alleged heroin from this seizure has an estimated street value of approximately $3,090,000. CBP officers seized the narcotics and turned the driver over to U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents for further investigation.
On December 22, CBP officers and Border Patrol agents working outbound enforcement operations at the Hidalgo International Bridge encountered a black Nissan Xterra as it attempted to exit the United States and enter Mexico. The driver, a 52 year-old citizen of Mexico who resides in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico was referred to secondary for further inspection. In secondary, a search of the Nissan resulted in the discovery of 19 bundles of bulk U.S. currency with a total of $156,676 hidden within the vehicle’s gas tank.
Published in Latino Daily News
2013-01-08 19:32:46
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