CBP: Brownsville man arrested at international bridge for attempting to smuggle cocaine
U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized around $366,000 of cocaine at the Veterans International Bridge in Brownsville.
The seizure took place on Friday, Jan. 26, when an unidentified 50-year-old man from Brownsville attempted to re-enter the United States from Mexico in a 2018 Nissan, according to a news release.
CBP said the Nissan was referred to a secondary examination when officers, with assistance from a canine unit, discovered 14 packages hidden within the vehicle.
Officers removed the packages, which contained a total of 27.42 pounds of alleged cocaine; the street value was approximately $366,183.
The driver was arrested and turned over to Homeland Security Investigations special agents for further investigation.