Cheese with cocaine seized at the border
- July 24, 2023
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US Customs and Border Protection officers at the port of entry in Presidio, Texas seized 17.8 pounds (8 kg) cocaine hidden inside four wheels of cheese from Mexico.
US Customs and Border Protection officers at the port of entry in Presidio, Texas seized 17.8 pounds (8 kg) cocaine hidden inside four wheels of cheese from Mexico.
“Smugglers sometimes try to hide contraband in innocent-looking items to avert suspicion,” the director said. CBP Presidio PortDaniel Mercado, adding that ” inspections thorough and thorough investigations by CBP staff prevented this unusual workload drugs reached the intended destination.
The confiscation occurred on July 20, when a van from ChihuahuaMexico for vehicle lanes was sent for secondary inspection.
During the inspection, the traffic police found four wheels of cheese what was stated by the driver. The cheese wheels were examined and scanned by an X-ray system, which revealed anomalies inside them.
CBP officers opened the cheese and found packets full of cocaine. In total, seven packages of cocaine with a total weight of 8 kilograms were recovered from the wheels of cheese.
drugs and the vehicle were seized by the CBP. The driver, a 22-year-old US citizen, has been handed over to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to face charges of a failed smuggling attempt.
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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