Eagle Pass CBP Officers Seize Over $1 million Worth of Methamphetamine at Port

EAGLE PASS, Texas – On Feb. 17, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry prevented a shipment of narcotics from making entry into the United States.

“This interception of dangerous drugs truly exemplifies the teamwork of our officers working at our port,” said Port Director John Brandt, Eagle Pass Port of Entry. “Our officers employed a combination of observational skills and high tech tools to uncover this load and prevent it from going any further.”

At about 6:50 a.m., the officers, at Camino Real International Bridge, inspected a 2012 Honda Civic, driven by a Mexican citizen, as it arrived from Mexico. CBP officers retrieved 12 bottles of methamphetamine concealed in a box within the back seat of the vehicle. Officers seized a total of 60.41 pounds of methamphetamine worth an estimated $1,208,120.80.

The driver, a 25-year-old man from Houston, was turned over to Homeland Security Investigations special agents for further investigations.

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.

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation’s borders at and between official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.