U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized 73.72 lbs of cocaine in two incidents at the southern border, where drugs continue to flow. The seized narcotics were valued at $984,000.
The first seizure occurred on June 12 at the Colombia-Solidarity Bridge in Laredo. CBP agents deployed drug dogs around the vehicle, then deferred it to non-intrusive search systems capable of detecting concealed masses using technologies such as X-rays. The search resulted in agents uncovering 50.75 pounds of cocaine worth more than $677,000.
The second seizure occurred on June 13 at the Camino Real bridge in Eagle Pass when CBP agents deferred a 53-year-old Mexican man to secondary inspection. The recently deployed non-intrusive search systems uncovered several packages of cocaine weighing 22.97 pounds and totaling over $306,000.
Homeland Security agents arrested both drivers and seized the narcotics. The Department of Homeland Security is currently investigating the seizures.
“These back-to-back cocaine seizures at different ports of entry within the Laredo Field Office area of responsibility underscore not only the reality of the drug threat we face daily, but our officers’ keen ability to apply inspection experience and technology to take down these drug loads,” said Director of Field Operations Donald R. Kusser of the Laredo Field Office.
CBP has seized 28,000 pounds of cocaine in the 2026 fiscal year, according to reports, surpassing 2025’s numbers by about 6,000 pounds. Illicit drug seizures increased 62 percent in 2026 compared with 2025.
Agents last month also seized 88 lbs of cocaine at the Progresso International Bridge, valued at more than $1.1 million. It was found using the non-intrusive search system after the passenger was deferred for secondary inspection.
