March 07th, 2025
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility examining a plastic roll shipment found something that didn’t belong; $6.2 million in cocaine.
On Wednesday, Mar. 5, CBP officers assigned to the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility encountered a commercial tractor trailer hauling a shipment of plastic wrap making entry from Mexico. A CBP officer selected the tractor trailer for inspection which included utilizing non-intrusive inspection (NII) equipment and screening by a (canine team). Physical inspection of the vehicle resulted in officers extracting a total of 150 packages of alleged cocaine weighing 470.68 pounds (213.5 kg) concealed within the commodity. The cocaine has an estimated street value of $6,284,586.
CBP OFO turned the tractor trailer, narcotics and driver over to Texas Department of Public Safety officers who arrested the driver and initiated a criminal investigation. back...
On Wednesday, Mar. 5, CBP officers assigned to the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility encountered a commercial tractor trailer hauling a shipment of plastic wrap making entry from Mexico. A CBP officer selected the tractor trailer for inspection which included utilizing non-intrusive inspection (NII) equipment and screening by a (canine team). Physical inspection of the vehicle resulted in officers extracting a total of 150 packages of alleged cocaine weighing 470.68 pounds (213.5 kg) concealed within the commodity. The cocaine has an estimated street value of $6,284,586.
CBP OFO turned the tractor trailer, narcotics and driver over to Texas Department of Public Safety officers who arrested the driver and initiated a criminal investigation. back...
