El Paso, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers performing anti-terrorism inspections at the El Paso port of entry seized a mixed load of 693 pounds of marijuana and eight pounds of cocaine Saturday. The drugs were concealed in a commercial truck.
“The various layers of enforcement CBP employs at border ports led to this significant drug seizure,” said Patricia Aveitia, CBP acting port director of the El Paso port of entry. “Stopping drug loads is a daily occurrence for CBP officers in El Paso however most are not the size of the bust made Saturday.”
The seizure was made shortly after noon Saturday when a 1989 Freightliner Tractor towing a flatbed trailer entered the Bridge of the Americas commercial cargo lot from Mexico. A CBP drug sniffing dog that was searching vehicles waiting in line alerted to the trailer floor just as the vehicle was arriving at the primary inspection booth. A CBP officer escorted the vehicle to an x-ray scanning system for added scrutiny. The x-ray scan indicated a dense area in the floor of the trailer consistent with hidden contraband. CBP officers continued their exam and discovered 299 marijuana filled bundles and 3 packages of cocaine concealed in a false compartment in the floor of the trailer. The drugs and conveyance were seized. No arrests were made.
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