CBP seized $1.1 million in drugs and stash of firearms in four days in December

Officers with Customs and Border Protection have had a busy start to December.

At the border, authorities seized over $1.1 million worth of illicit narcotics and a stash of firearms in the first four days of December.

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“Our CBP officers’ continued vigilance in protecting the border achieves daily results,” CBP El Paso Director Field Operations Hector A. Mancha said.

“CBP officers remain dedicated to disrupting the flow of dangerous narcotics and weapons from entering our country and reaching our communities.”

At least 67 pounds of cocaine, 89 pounds of methamphetamine, and multiple firearms have been captured by CBP since the month started, according to a CBP news release on Thursday.

Beginning on Dec. 2, CBP officials captured 26 pounds of cocaine that had been bundled and attempted to be smuggled by a Canadian national.

Then, just hours later, at the Port of Presidio, 25 pounds of cocaine was discovered when a 25-year-old Mexican national attempted to cross the border with the drugs stashed in the center console of his pickup truck, the report noted.

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On Dec. 3 in New Mexico, officers found and seized a trove of shotguns, revolvers, pistols, and rifles, along with weapon parts, when they stopped a Mexican family attempting to enter the country.

Finally, on Dec. 4 at the Port of Marcelino Serna, Tornillo, Texas, 15 pounds of cocaine was uncovered after the canine search of a vehicle driven by a Mexican national, and 89 pounds of methamphetamine was seized from another.