CBP officers seize over $455K in hard narcotics at Laredo Port of Entry

LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Laredo Port of Entry seized cocaine and ketamine that totaled in over $455,000 in street value. The seizure occurred on Friday, May 22, at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge, when a CBP officer referred a 75-year-old male U.S. citizen driving a 2011 Volvo XC60 for secondary inspection. Following a canine and nonintrusive inspection system examination, CBP officers discovered 14 packages containing a total of 32.84 pounds of alleged cocaine and 288.1 grams of alleged ketamine within the vehicle. The narcotics have a street value of $455,882. CBP seized the narcotics and the vehicle. Homeland Security Investigations special agents arrested the driver and are investigating the seizure.