Cocaine

$25M in Cocaine Seized from Mexican Cartels by Border Patrol in One Week

Border Patrol agents and their law enforcement partners have managed to seize and prevent more than $25 million in cocaine from reaching the interior of the United States during the past seven days. The latest seizure, which occurred on Thursday near San Clemente, California, was nabbed after a Border Patrol K-9 unit sniffed out the illicit substance hidden in trash bags located in the trunk of a vehicle.

$20M in Cocaine Seized on Mexican Border in One Week (U.S. Border Patrol)

560 Pounds of Cocaine Seized from Mexican Cartel Smuggler near Border in Texas

In three separate events in the Border Patrol’s Rio Grande Valley Sector, agents seized nearly 560 pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of $18 million. Two seizures occurred at a fixed highway checkpoint after routine immigration inspections. The third seizure resulted from a roving patrol stop initiated by Border Patrol agents. The three seizures were reported within hours of each other on Sunday morning.

Cocaine Seized near Border in Texas (U.S. Border Patrol)