Del Rio CBP Officers Seize Cocaine Stashed in Car

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Del Rio arrested a Ciudad Acuña woman, Friday, after finding more than $350,000 worth of cocaine in the car she was driving.

“This seizure exemplifies our officers’ determination to keep illicit drugs from entering our country,” said Michael Perez, CBP Port Director, Del Rio. “I am proud of the work they do every day.”

CBP officers inspected a 2014 Dodge Attitude, bearing a Mexican registration, Friday afternoon when it arrived at the Del Rio Port of Entry from Mexico. During inspection, a CBP officer noticed anomalies in trunk area of the vehicle. Scanning with a non-intrusive imaging system, and a positive alert by a CBP drug detection canine, led officers to the discovery of four packages of cocaine, weighing a total of 11.04 pounds, worth an estimated $353,408.

The driver, a 45-year-old Ciudad Acuña, Mexico woman, was turned over to Homeland Security Investigations for federal prosecution.

The Office of Field Operations is the primary organization within U.S. Customs and Border Protection tasked with an anti-terrorism mission at our nation’s ports. CBP officers screen all people, vehicles and goods entering the United States, while facilitating the flow of legitimate trade and travel. Their mission also includes carrying out border-related duties, including narcotics interdiction, enforcing immigration and trade laws, and protecting the nation’s food supply and agriculture industry from pests and diseases.