Border Patrol seizes $1.5 million+ worth of cocaine at U.S.-Mexico border
Fifty packages of cocaine were found in a trailer, US Customs and Border Protection officials say
Spencer Heath, Digital Journalist
Cocaine seizure at the U.S.-Mexico border. (Copyright 2025 by CBP - All rights reserved.)
LAREDO, Texas – Border patrol officers seized more than $1.5 million in cocaine at the U.S.-Mexico border on Sunday, according to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) news release.
The seizure happened at the Colombia Solidarity Bridge in Laredo, the release stated.
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Officers directed a 2006 utility trailer for a secondary inspection, which included a canine and “non-intrusive inspection system examination,” CBP said in a statement.
Border patrol officers discovered 50 packages of cocaine in the trailer that weighed 114.37 pounds, according to the release.
The cocaine had an estimated street value worth $1,527,139, according to Border Patrol agents.
