CBP officers seize over $491K in cocaine at Eagle Pass Port of Entry

PIEDRAS BEGRAS, COAH.– A Mexican citizen was arrested on Tuesday, April 2, at International Bridge Number 2, connecting Piedras Negras with Eagle Pass, Texas, after U.S. authorities located more than 16 kilograms of cocaine in her vehicle during a border inspection.According to the official report of the Customs and Border Protection Office (CBP), agents sent a second review of a model 2014 Ford truck driven by a 57-year-old woman. The review in…

Field Operations Officers of the U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection seized more than $491 thousand in cocaine hidden in a passenger vehicle at Eagle Pass's port of entry. On April 2, CBP officers at Camino Real International Bridge sent a 2014 Ford van driven by a 57-year-old Mexican citizen for a secondary inspection. During the inspection, which included the use of non-intrusive inspection equipment and the screening by a canine team…

CBP officers seize over $491K in cocaine at Eagle Pass Port of Entry

CBP officers seize over $491K in cocaine at Eagle Pass Port of Entry richard.j.pauza Thu, 04/03/2025 - 14:31 EAGLE PASS, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry seized more than $491,000 in cocaine hidden in a passenger vehicle.    On April 2, CBP officers at the Camino Real International Bridge referred a 2014 Ford pickup truck driven by a 57-year-old female Mexican citizen f…