Pharr, TX – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials seized nearly $17 million in narcotics from a big rig last week.

The massive drug enforcement action occurred on August 20, 2021, at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility.

Officials encountered a tractor-trailer arriving from Mexico and referred the vehicle for further inspection.

CBP said during the course of a physical inspection of the conveyance, officers discovered alleged methamphetamine weighing 1,202.62 lbs. (545.5 kg) concealed within the trailer.

Officials estimated the street value to be $16,836,500.

The shipment of drugs, as well as the vehicle, were seized and the case remains under investigation.

No information about the truck driver was disclosed.

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Also last week, CBP agents at the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, TX, seized more than $20 million in narcotics from a rig arriving from Mexico and hauling steel coil.

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