Drug trafficking

CBP stops large drug smuggling attempt 

Yesterday, U. S. Customs and Border Protection released that over the last weekend officers working at the El Paso port of entry made a 50.8 pound methamphetamine seizure, with a estimated street value of the seized contraband is $1,625,600. The seizure took place on Saturday April 9 just before 10 a.m. after they stopped a 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer with a lone driver arrived at the Paso Del Norte international crossing from Mexico. The vehicle was being driven by a lone driver, a 46-year-old female U. S. citizen from Dallas, who was informed her vehicle was selected for a secondary exam after a primary inspection was completed.

As the secondary exam was being performed “Tiran”, a CBP drug sniffing dog, searched the car and alerted the officers to narcotics in the rear area of the vehicle. CBP officers scanned the vehicle with the Z-portal x-ray system and spotted anomalies in the appearance of the rear tires. As they continued their exam they removed the tires and upon inspection discovered a custom manufactured metal collars bolted to the rims of the wheels.