EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Over 69 pounds of methamphetamine were seized on Wednesday, Aug. 13, at the Paso del Norte border crossing, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in a news release.
The methamphetamine was found after a CBP canine detected the presence of narcotics in a 2008 Ford Expedition with Mexican license plates.
A nonintrusive inspection was conducted through Z-Portal (a high-throughput, drive-through inspection system for large trucks, buses and cargo containers), yielding anomalies within the gas tank area…