CBP Seizes $3.52M in Cocaine at San Luis II Commercial Port
On July 18, 2011, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced that officers at the San Luis II Commercial Port prevented a large narcotics smuggling attempt by seizing more than 387 pounds of cocaine hidden in a tractor trailer. A Mexican…
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man from Mexico attempted to enter the U.S. through a San Luis Commercial Port truck lane and was referred for a secondary inspection. CBP officers observed an anomaly during an X-ray scan, then a narcotics detection canine was alerted to the trailer, which lead to the discovery of 154 packages of cocaine.