Roma, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the Roma International Bridge seized approximately 22.3 pounds of Mexican brown heroin and 10.3 pounds of cocaine Tuesday afternoon. The estimated street value of the heroin is $1,781,316 million, while the cocaine is valued at $331,571.
On August 9, 2011, a CBP officer working at the Roma/Miguel Aleman International Bridge referred to secondary, a northbound 2007 Ford Edge sedan and its driver, a 53-year-old U.S. citizen from Austin, Texas. While in secondary, CBP officers seized nine packages of alleged Mexican brown heroin and four packages of alleged cocaine that were found in a secret compartment in the vehicle’s right and left front fenders. The Ford Edge was also seized by CBP.
The male driver was transferred to the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement – Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI) for further investigation.
Cris Cantu Jr., CBP Port Director, Roma/Falcon Dam said, “Our cadre of frontline officers did a great job in referring this vehicle to secondary and seizing this huge and significant amount of hard narcotics.” Cantu further said, “I commend our officers for their work in securing our nation’s borders.”
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 the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
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