In Texas, U.S. Customs officers Border Protection officers seized fentanyl cocaine and heroin with an estimated street worth of more than $450,000 in three separate incidents.
Officials claim that they found 12.95 lbs of fentanyl and 44.12 lbs of cocaine in three separate incidents at the Ysleta Port of Entry, El Paso, Texas on February 1st and 5, respectively.
On February 1, Customs and Border Protection officers confiscated 2.33 lbs of cocaine from a Mexican-born 24-year-old man.
After performing a canine and x-ray inspection of the car, officers found 21.6 pounds cocaine and 12.95 lbs of fentanyl in the possession of a 31-year old Mexican citizen.
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Officials claim that 12.95 lbs of fentanyl and 44.12 lbs of cocaine were discovered in three separate incidents at the Ysleta Point of Entry in El Paso on February 1 and 5, Texas .
Officers took 20.19 lbs of cocaine from a U.S citizen aged 25 on Feb. 5. They claimed that the drug was discovered during secondary inspection of his vehicle.
Customs and Border Protection states that the drug has a street value greater than $450,000
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They were taken into custody and turned over to the federal, state, and local authorities for trial.
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CBP Ysleta Port Director Arnoldo Gómez stated that “CBP officers who use a layered enforcement approach are regularly preventing significant drug loads.” Our enforcement strategy includes technology, officer expertise, and canines.
