U.S. Federal Agents continue to report large busts of Mexican Cartel smugglers along the U.S. Southern Border. Among the latest are some significant seizures in Texas, Arizona and California:
$701K in methamphetamine and heroin hidden within a vehicle seized at Eagle Pass, Texas Port of Entry (Sept. 1, 2024).Photo byU.S. Customs & Border Protection
On September First, U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) Officers on the Camino Real International Bridge in Eagle Pass, Texas discovered more than $700,000 worth of drugs being smuggled across the border from Piedras Negras, Mexico.
CBP officers found 31 packages containing more than 69 pounds of methamphetamine and one package containing almost three pounds of heroin in a van being driven across the bridge. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) is following up on the seizure.
San Clemente, California Station Border Patrol Agents seized 66lbs of meth concealed inside a vehicle (Sept, 3, 2024)Photo byU.S. Border Patrol
On September Third, Border Patrol Agents assigned to the San Diego Sector’s San Clemente Station seized 66 pounds of methamphetamine being smuggled inside a vehicle from Tijuana. So far this fiscal year the San Diego Border Patrol Sector has seized nearly TWO TONS of the drug.