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| U.S. Customs & Border Protection photo |
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, 1/17/2025 – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers assigned to the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge intercepted $158,145 worth of heroin in a single enforcement action.
“Our CBP officers conduct their inspections using different enforcement tools and their efforts yielded this significant narcotics seizure,” said Port Director Tater Ortiz, Brownsville Port of Entry.
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| Port Director Tater Ortiz |
Packages containing more than nine pounds of heroin seized by CBP officers at Brownsville Port of Entry.
The seizure took place on Wednesday, Jan. 15, at the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge when a 2000 Chevrolet was referred to CBP secondary for further examination after a primary inspection. While in the secondary inspection area, with the aid of a canine unit and a non-intrusive inspection system (NII), CBP officers discovered .31 pounds of alleged brown heroin and 9.06 pounds of alleged black tar heroin.
The estimated street value of the heroin is $5,919 and $152,226 respectively.
CBP officers seized the narcotics along with the vehicle. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents arrested the driver and initiated a criminal investigation.
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Kudos to that K9 officer. Some dogs give their lives in the job. They run after the criminals and they get the bullets instead of the humans. Gloria Chavez Border Patrol Sector Chief gave a press release informing us that the K9 that was beaten by a female agent was fine. Thank you Gloria Chavez for the investigation and for caring about the dogs that work with all of you. The female agent hit the dog with the knee and her leg. Shame on that officer, slapping a coworker at the job. The dogs deserve respect. Do not hit the dogs that save your lives.
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