Federal authorities seized more than 1,500 pounds of cocaine hidden inside a tractor-trailer supposedly carrying a shipment of baby wipes.
The bust was one of several large batches intercepted by authorities at the Texas border in recent days.
The case took place late last week at the Colombia port of entry, west of Laredo. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, officers at the port of entry referred a tractor-trailer to a secondary inspection. CBP officers used a drug-sniffing dog and imaging system to find more than 1,900 packages of cocaine hidden within the baby wipe shipment. According to CBP, the cocaine has an estimated value of $11,818,400.
Four days later, CBP officers seized 718 pounds of cocaine also hidden in a tractor-trailer. The seizure took place on Tuesday at the World Trade Bridge on the western side of Laredo, an agency statement revealed. Authorities found 285 packages which had a cumulative weight of 718 pounds, valued at $5,535,880.
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