In total, officers intercepted 17.8 pounds of cocaine that were concealed within four wheels of cheese.
, officers intercepted 17.8 pounds of cocaine Thursday that were concealed within four wheels of cheese.
CBP said they found the drugs when a pickup truck coming in from Mexico was referred for a secondary inspection. An X-ray system scanned the cheese wheels, which showed something was inside. When officers cut open the cheese, they found seven bundles of cocaine. CBP said the driver of the truck is a 22-year-old U.S. citizen who was turned over to Homeland Security and is expected to face charges.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Customs and Border Protection air crew intercepts a quasi-submarine smuggling cocaine“The P-3 Aircrew detected, tracked, and led the interdiction of this SPSS by one of our partners. This seizure kept over 84 million dollars in illicit proceeds from going to transnational criminal organizations.”
Read more »
Customs and Border Protection agents find cocaine inside cheese wheelsThe driver, a 22-year-old U.S. citizen whose name and gender were not specified, drove a pick-up truck coming from Mexico to the vehicle lanes at the port, and was then referred for a secondary inspection.
Read more »
Customs and Border Protection Is Caging Migrants Outdoors Amid Heat WaveReporters observe U.S. Border Patrol holding about 50 migrants in a chain-link pen at Ajo Border Patrol Station during a record-breaking heatwave in Arizona.
Read more »
Customs officers find 18 pounds of cocaine hidden inside cheese at Texas-Mexico borderU.S. customs officers seized 18 pounds of cocaine that smugglers tried to hide inside wheels of cheese at the Texas-Mexico border.
Read more »
Customs officers find 18 pounds of cocaine hidden inside cheese at Texas-Mexico borderU.S. customs officers seized 18 pounds of cocaine that smugglers tried to hide inside wheels of cheese at the Texas-Mexico border.
Read more »
Customs officers find 18 pounds of cocaine hidden inside cheese at Texas-Mexico borderU.S. customs officers seized 18 pounds of cocaine that smugglers tried to hide inside wheels of cheese at the Texas-Mexico border.
Read more »