CBP SEIZES $37M IN METH, 4,241 LBS, AT LAREDO BRIDGE AS AUGUST BUSTS SURGE

CBP officers at Laredo’s Colombia-Solidarity Bridge found 4,241 lbs ($37.9M) of alleged meth hidden in a commercial load on Aug. 29 after nonintrusive imaging and a canine-assisted inspection. OFO seized the drugs and HSI opened a criminal investigation. The seizure caps an August cluster of meth interdictions at the same bridge, with quantities escalating from ~47 lbs and ~76.6 lbs earlier in the month to more than two tons.