45 kilos of fentanyl present in tractor-trailer at Texas border crossing

U.S. Customs and Border Safety officers in Texas final week seized over 45 kilos of fentanyl valued at $1,036,000. The seizure occurred Oct. 13 on the Workplace of Discipline Operations on the Pharr, Texas worldwide bridges cargo facility.

CBP officers assigned to the cargo facility encountered a industrial tractor-trailer arriving from Mexico. An officer referred the car for additional inspection, which included using non-intrusive inspection tools and screening by a canine group. 

After bodily inspecting the truck and trailer, officers found 19 packages of alleged fentanyl weighing 44.35 kilos hid throughout the tractor. 

CBP officers seized the narcotics and car, and the case stays beneath investigation by brokers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Safety Investigations.

“CBP officers intercepted this load of fentanyl, the most important up to now in port historical past, due to nice teamwork and the utilization of all out there instruments and assets,” stated Port Director Carlos Rodriguez, of the Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry. “It is very important keep in mind how deadly fentanyl is, which is why our officers all the time work carrying private protecting tools and use important tools which might establish these harmful substances earlier than officers deal with them.”