Border Patrol agents at Pine Valley’s I-8 checkpoint seized 13 pounds of methamphetamine strapped to a driver’s body. The June 8 bust is part of increasing efforts to stop drug smuggling along the southwest border.
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CBP officers at the Pharr International Bridge seized nearly 754 pounds of methamphetamine worth over $6.7 million hidden in a tomatillo shipment. The bust highlights the growing use of cargo shipments by traffickers.
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San Diego Border Patrol agents seized 104 pounds of cocaine during a routine vehicle stop at an I-15 checkpoint. The cocaine, worth over $700,000, was concealed in a hidden compartment inside an SUV’s roof. The suspect was taken into custody.
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US federal authorities discovered a sophisticated narco tunnel connecting El Paso, Texas, to Juarez, Mexico, which features electricity and a ventilation system. Measuring about 4 feet wide and 6 feet high, it links to the Boone Street storm-drain system near the border. Uncovered by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the tunnel was used for drug and human smuggling and was built within the past year. HSI and the Border Patrol are committed to eradicating such smuggling routes, following several similar discoveries along the US-Mexico border.
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