The buoys had forced the closure of two bridges near Eagle Pass for about three hours on Thursday when Rio Grande levels rose.

Nearly 423 pounds of methamphetamine valued at $3.7 million was seized Monday at a Laredo port of entry.

During the search, officers discovered 1,033.96 pounds of alleged methamphetamine, border officials said. Officials said the seized methamphetamine is worth $9,507,568 on the street.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar on Thursday celebrated the passage of their proposal to reform the presidential process for new and expanded border bridges at Laredo, Eagle Pass and Brownsville.

Agents with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection found more than $18 million worth of meth hidden within a tractor-trailer on the South Texas border over the weekend.

U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Laredo and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia will hold a news conference Thursday following a tour of the U.S.-Mexico border.

LAREDO, Texas – Long considered the nation’s largest inland port along the U.S.-Mexico border, Laredo’s World Trade Bridge is recovering after an initial slowdown soon after the pandemic began in March. “We did have a lull in the early part of the pandemic,” said Eugene Crawford, acting port director. “We’re the heartbeat of the country because a lot of commodities from throughout the country of Mexico, not just our neighboring cities, move through this port of Laredo,” Gonzalez said. The main artery leaving Laredo is Interstate 35, up through San Antonio, where trucks can continue north or head east or west on Interstate 10. “That’s vitally important to us to protect the country, to protect the economy,” Crawford said.

LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Laredo seized methamphetamine worth an estimated $18 million in two separate incidents over the weekend. The narcotics have an estimated street value of $15,266,414. CBP officers and a canine at the Colombia Solidarity Bridge discovered 139 pounds of methamphetamine in several buckets within a shipment of auto equipment. The drugs have an estimated street value of $2.7 million. The drugs have an estimated street value of $2,784,850.

LAREDO, Texas U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Tuesday that agents in Laredo seized narcotics estimated to be worth over $11 million at the World Trade Bridge. The seizure of narcotics was done in one enforcement action at the World Trade Bridge on July 3. CBP said in a news release that officers assigned to the cargo facility encountered a vehicle arriving from Mexico. The narcotics have an estimated street value of $11,415,859, CBP stated in the news release. Significant enforcement actions like this one illustrate CBPs ongoing offensive against criminal networks and their organizations.The case has been turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigation special agents for further investigation, CBP said.

Officers seize over $920K in marijuana within commercial shipment at World Trade BridgeLAREDO, Texas – Officers intercepted a shipment containing narcotics with an estimated street value of over $920,000 at the World Trade Bridge, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Officials said the seizure occurred Thursday when an officer referred a freightliner trailer hauling a shipment of motor vehicle parts for a secondary examination. Following a canine and non-intrusive imaging system examination, officers found 198 packages containing about 4,600 pounds of alleged marijuana concealed within the shipment, officials said. AdU.S. Customs and Border Protection seized the narcotics and trailer. The case was turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations special agents for further investigation, officials said.