Texas border officers at the Pharr port of entry stop a tractor-trailer hauling cabbage and conduct inspections after suspicion. According to reports, a canine inspection identifies contraband inside the shipment. During a physical search, officers open the cabbage shipment and uncover 477 packages containing a total of about 1,173 pounds of cocaine. The cocaine is estimated to have a street value of roughly $10.8 million. The accounts describe the seizure as a multimillion-dollar discovery made after the vehicle enters the port and is selected for inspection. No additional details about arrests, suspects, or charges are included in the provided summaries. All reports emphasize that the drugs are concealed within the cabbage cargo and that the seizure follows detection by canine units and subsequent manual inspection. The case is presented as an example of border enforcement efforts targeting drug trafficking routes through commercial shipments.
Texas border officers find cocaine hidden in cabbage shipment at Pharr port
Texas border officers at the Pharr port of entry stop a tractor-trailer hauling cabbage and conduct inspections after suspicion. According to reports, a canine inspection identifies contraband inside...
- Officers inspect a tractor-trailer hauling cabbage at the Pharr port of entry.
- A canine inspection identifies cocaine hidden in the cargo.
- The physical search finds 477 packages.
- The cocaine weighs about 1,173 pounds.
- The seizure is valued at about $10.8 million.
A physical search uncovered 477 packages containing 1,173 pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of $10,787,500.
4 hours agoA canine inspection of a tractor-trailer hauling cabbage at the Pharr port of entry revealed 477 packages of cocaine worth nearly $10.8 million.
16 hours agoA canine inspection of a tractor-trailer hauling cabbage at the Pharr port of entry revealed 477 packages of cocaine worth nearly $10.8 million.
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