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CBP seizes more than 1,100 pounds of suspected meth at Laredo border bridge

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized over 1,100 pounds of suspected methamphetamine at the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas.

By Amelia Ross

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Stacks of white bags on blue metal shelves in a warehouse; sign reads U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Laredo Port of Entry, TX (Office of Field Operations).

LAREDO, Texas, June 23 (Del Rio Online) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection said officers at the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas, seized more than 1,100 pounds of suspected methamphetamine from a commercial truck on June 15.

A CBP officer referred a 2013 D-13 Volvo hauling a shipment manifested as polypropylene for additional screening, the agency said.

After a canine inspection and a nonintrusive inspection system examination, officers found 1,100.79 pounds of suspected methamphetamine in the commodity, CBP said. The agency estimated the drugs had a street value of $10,122,012.

CBP said it seized the narcotics. Homeland Security Investigations special agents are investigating.

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