U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers at Laredo Port of Entry seized more than $498,000 in cocaine in a single enforcement action on February 7, 2025 in Laredo, Texas.
The seizure occurred at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge when a CBP officer referred a 2020 Honda CR-V sport utility vehicle for secondary inspection.
CBP officers discovered 15 packages containing a total of 37 pounds of cocaine hidden within the vehicle. The narcotics had an estimated street value of $498,940.CBP seized the narcotics and vehicle. Homeland Security Investigations special agents arrested a 70-year-old male Mexican citizen driver and a 49-year-old male Mexican citizen passenger and initiated a criminal investigation into the seizure.
