CBP Field Operations seizes nearly $3 million in hard narcotics at Pharr International Bridge

Submitted by Elsewhere on 2020-Dec-03 Thu 14:56

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2020-Dec-03 Thu 14:56

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility intercepted alleged methamphetamine and heroin worth $2,987,000 in a commercial shipment of fresh carrots arriving from Mexico. “This interception of hard narcotics in the commercial…

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