Texas Border Business
Falfurrias, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents disrupted a narcotics smuggling attempt resulting in the seizure of methamphetamine.Â
Saturday night, agents working at the Falfurrias, Texas checkpoint referred a Toyota pickup truck to secondary to conduct an immigration inspection on its passengers. During the inspection, a Border Patrol K-9 positively alerted to the pickup truck, which revealed six bundles of methamphetamine, weighing more than 56 pounds, worth an estimated $1.75M dollars.
Border Patrol turned the narcotics and smugglers over to Homeland Security Investigations.
The public is encouraged to take a stand against crime in their communities and report suspicious activity at 800-863-9382.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation’s borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
