$1.6 Million of Cocaine Found in Soft Drink Shipment at Border

A huge cocaine bust happened at the Texas border. On January 31st, Customs and Border Protection officers inspected a tractor trailer making entry from Mexico. The manifest stated a shipment of soft drinks. But after physically inspecting the shipment, officers extracted 50 packages of cocaine weighing over 120 pounds concealed within the shipment. Roma Police Department started the investigation.

Estimated Street Value of the cocaine $1,604,262.

Port Director Andres Guerra, Roma Port of Entry...

“Our CBP officers continue to remain vigilant in the cargo environment and their effective utilization of officer experience and technological tools and resources yielded the seizure of a significant amount of narcotics,”

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Drugs have been found in some pretty unusual places. The border between Texas and Mexico is very important for drug cartels trying to smuggle their wares into the country. Cartels are trying to sneak in any drug that you can think of. From crystal meth and heroin to marijuana and counterfeit pills, there is no shortage of illicit substances coming up from south of the border and into the United States via Mexico and Texas. The further north the drugs make it in the United States the more money the cartel makes. Check out some of the unusual attempts that have been made.

WEIRDEST DRUG BUST AT THE TEXAS BORDER

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