NEWSAUGUST 31, 2022
Image Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
On Friday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered a record-breaking amount of cocaine disguised as a shipment of baby wipes.
The seizure was made at the Laredo-Colombia Solidarity International Bridge, a bridge that runs over the Rio Grande river and connects Laredo, Texas, to Colombia, a community in Mexico.
In a news release, the department stated that the narcotics were believed to have a street value of $11.8 million.
An officer requested that a 2016 Stoughton trailer believed to be carrying baby wipes undergo a secondary inspection. The agency used a drug-sniffing canine and a non-intrusive inspection system examination to further investigate the shipment's contents.
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