The CBP announced in a release Monday that the seizure occurred at the Laredo-Colombia Solidarity Bridge, which spans the Rio Grande to connect Laredo, Texas, with Nuevo León in Mexico. The shipment was only found when officers had second thoughts about a particular vehicle.
Officials from CBP’s Office of Field Operations were confronted with a 2016 trailer attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border with a supposed shipment of baby wipes. They made the discovery after referring the truck to a second, “non-intrusive inspection system examination” that included a canine.
“This seizure is a prime example of border security management and how it helps prevent dangerous narcotics from reaching our communities,” Alberto Flores, the Laredo Port of Entry director, said in the agency’s news release.
