News From the Border

Providing the news from a different front but from a war that we must win as well! I recognize the poverty and desperate conditions that many Latinos live in. We, as the USA, have a responsibility to do as much as we can to reach out to aid and assist spiritually with the Gospel and naturally with training, technology and resources. But poverty gives no one the right to break the laws of another sovereign nation.

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

CBP Seizes $5.2 Million in Cocaine, Marijuana at Laredo Port Of Entry

Monday, March 19, 2007

Laredo, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Laredo Port of Entry shut down three separate narcotics smuggling attempts and prevented a total of $5.2 million in illicit drugs from reaching U.S. streets.

The largest marijuana seizure of the 24-hour period occurred about 10 p.m. Thursday, March 15 at Colombia-Solidarity Bridge. CBP officers referred a 1999 Great Dane tractor hauling a shipment of electrical equipment for a secondary examination. During the examination, CBP canine “Poncho” alerted to the odor of narcotics emanating from the trailer. Upon further examination, CBP officers discovered bundles of marijuana co-mingled with the shipment.

CBP officers seized a total of 1,925 pounds of marijuana. The marijuana has an estimated street value of $1.9 million. No arrests were made, but U.S. Immigration and Customs and Enforcement special agents continue to investigate the seizure.

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