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CBP: $500K worth of cocaine hidden in load of avocados

By Mia Morales,

1 days ago

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1hFvRf_0vYRDT3F00 — *_{^{More than $500,000 worth of cocaine was seized over the weekend, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced. (Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection)}}*

PHARR, Texas ( ValleyCentral ) — More than $500,000 worth of alleged narcotics were seized over the weekend, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced.

On Sept. 13, CBP officers at the Pharr International Bridge referred a tractor-trailer, with a shipment of avocados, for a secondary inspection.

During the secondary inspection, CBP officers found 16 packages containing 37.69 pounds of cocaine hidden within the trailer.

CBP says the cocaine was valued at $503,355, according to a news release.

Officers seized the narcotics and the trailer. Homeland Security Investigations initiated a criminal investigation.

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