El Paso CBP Officers Seize 200 Pounds of Narcotics in Railcar
- last year
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers conducting inspections at the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad crossing just west of the Paso Del Norte port of entry in El Paso intercepted 195 pounds of marijuana and five pounds of cocaine inside of a hopper car. The CBP canine alerted to an odor emitting from one of the hopper cars leading CBP officers to locate several bundles concealed within. A thorough search resulted in the discovery of 70 marijuana filled bundles and two cocaine filled bundles.
“All rail shipments entering the U.S. from Mexico are subject to several layers of enforcement.”“Each car is scanned by an x-ray system while CBP officers and CBP canine teams at the rail crossing inspect the train as it arrives.” The narcotics were seized by CBP. No arrests were immediately made. The case remains under investigation.
“All rail shipments entering the U.S. from Mexico are subject to several layers of enforcement.”“Each car is scanned by an x-ray system while CBP officers and CBP canine teams at the rail crossing inspect the train as it arrives.” The narcotics were seized by CBP. No arrests were immediately made. The case remains under investigation.