Close to 140 kilos of drugs seized at Paso Del Norte Port of Entry

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) - Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection discovered cocaine, fentanyl, and methamphetamine in a pick up truck as the driver tried to enter into the U.S. at the Paso del Norte Port of Entry.

It happened on Feb. 28, a 2018 Dodge Ram pickup truck with Mexican license plated was set to cross the bridge, officers were able to detect "anomalies" in the truck using a nonintrusive inspection scan, according to a release from USCBP.

A K-9 detected 122 bundles of drugs, 107 bundles of cocaine with a weight of 122.8 kilograms; 13 bundles of fentanyl or 14/86 kilograms; and two bundles of meth which weighed almost two kilos.

“This a significant seizure of narcotics by our CBP officers at the port of entry. They have prevented a major narcotics load from entering the United States and causing harm to American citizens,” said Ray Provencio, port director, Port of El Paso.

The driver, a Mexican national, was arrested and is now facing federal drug trafficking charges.