U.S. customs officers seized 18 pounds of cocaine that smugglers tried to hide inside wheels of cheese at the Texas-Mexico border.
Drug smugglers are always trying new ways to hide their merchandise in their attempts to stay one step ahead of the law. Their latest trick: cheese.
Customs and Border Protection officers in Texas intercepted nearly 18 pounds of cocaine hidden inside large wheels of cheese.A pickup truck entering from Mexico was referred for a secondary inspection. Four cheese wheels, which had been declared by the driver, were scanned by an X-ray system which revealed some anomalies.
CBP officers cut open the cheese and discovered seven bundles filled with cocaine, totaling 17.8 pounds.Copyright © 2023 KABC Television, LLC. All rights reserved.
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