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Customs and Border Protection officers in Texas seized over a million dollars of alleged fentanyl on Thursday hidden in a tractor-trailer that came from Mexico.

PHARR, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers thwarted a substantial fentanyl smuggling operation in Texas on Thursday, seizing more than $1 million worth of the drug. “It is important to remember how lethal fentanyl is, which is why our officers always work wearing personal protective equipment and use vital equipment which can identify these dangerous substances before officers handle them,” he added. According to the agency, investigators at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility discovered 19 packages of suspected fentanyl concealed within a shipment arriving via tractor-trailer from Mexico. The seized narcotics weighed slightly more than 44 pounds. The agency seized both the drugs and the vehicle, and the case remains under by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations agents.

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Pharr meth bust Packages containing nearly 311 pounds of methamphetamine were seized Friday, June 17, 2022, by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Pharr International Bridge Cargo Facility. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection)U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers recently thwarted a substantial methamphetamine smuggling attempt at the Pharr International Bridge Cargo Facility in Texas. >> Read more trending newsAccording to a news release, the officers encountered a commercial tractor-trailer arriving from Mexico, inside which they discovered 1,200 individually wrapped packages containing suspected meth. The June 17 bust netted nearly 311 pounds of the suspected narcotic with an estimated street value of $4.3 million, the agency stated. The agency seized both the narcotics and the tractor-trailer, while the case remains under investigation by Homeland Security Investigations agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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Fentanyl: What you need to know (NCD)HIDALGO, Texas — U.S. customs officials seized $339,300 worth of fentanyl at the Texas-Mexico border on Wednesday, authorities said. >> Read more trending newsAccording to a news release from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the narcotics were confiscated at the Hidalgo International Bridge. Officers assigned to the bridge encountered a vehicle crossing the border from Mexico and selected it for inspection, the release stated. After physically inspecting the vehicle, officers discovered nine packages containing 22 pounds of alleged fentanyl. Customs officers seized the narcotics and the vehicle.

Ghost Guns: What you need to know Ghost Guns: What you need to know (NCD)HIDALGO, Texas — Customs officials seized 16,000 rounds of ammunition at the border between Texas and Mexico, authorities said Thursday. >> Read more trending newsIn a news release, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the ammunition included 13,000 rounds for 7.63x39 rifles and 3,000 rounds for .38-caliber pistols. Customs agents conducting operations at the bridge on Tuesday stopped a white Chevrolet pickup truck that was heading southbound into Mexico, according to the news release. After the vehicle was referred by a customs officer for further inspection, officials found the ammunition hidden inside the vehicle after conducting an inspection. “The undeclared exportation of weapons and ammunition into Mexico is illegal.”The ammunition and vehicle were seized by customs officials, KVEO reported.

$13 million drug bust Packages containing a mixed load of methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin and fentanyl worth more than $13 million were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in a tractor-trailer at Pharr International Bridge on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection)PHARR, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Pharr International Bridge Cargo Facility on Wednesday thwarted a massive smuggling attempt, seizing $13.6 million in mixed narcotics. >> Read more trending newsInvestigators inspected a commercial tractor-trailer arriving at the Texas border crossing from Mexico and discovered nearly eight pounds of suspected fentanyl, nearly three pounds of suspected cocaine, nearly three pounds of suspected heroin and nearly 955 pounds of suspected methamphetamine concealed within the trailer, the agency stated in a news release. Customs and Border Protection agents seized both the narcotics and the tractor-trailer. The case remains under investigation by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.

Texas meth bust Packages containing 79 pounds of methamphetamine were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Hidalgo International Bridge in Texas on Sunday, March 13, 2022. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection)HIDALGO, Texas — The U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers recently thwarted a seven-figure methamphetamine smuggling attempt at the Hidalgo International Bridge in Texas. The estimated street value of the 79 pounds of seized meth is $1.1 million, the agency confirmed. “Our CBP officers used all of our available tools and resources to thwart this smuggling attempt and prevented these harmful narcotics from getting to American streets,” Port Director Carlos Rodriguez stated. Officers seized both the vehicle and the drugs, and the case remains under investigation by special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations.

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Meth bust at Texas border crossing Boxes containing nearly 1,350 pounds of suspected methamphetamine were seized Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Pharr International Bridge. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection)PHARR, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility intercepted more than $18 million in suspected methamphetamine during a recent vehicle inspection. >> Read more trending newsBoxes containing nearly 1,350 pounds of the narcotic were discovered hidden inside a commercial tractor-trailer arriving from Mexico on Tuesday, according to a news release issued by the agency. Officers seized both the drugs and the tractor-trailer, and agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations are investigating. ©2022 Cox Media Group

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Cocaine bust: U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents seized 51 packages of what is believed to be cocaine at the Texas border last week. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection)PHARR, Texas — Federal agents seized more than $960,000 of cocaine at the Texas border on Oct. 21, authorities said. >> Read more trending newsAccording to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection news release, the agents intercepted the drugs at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility. A tractor-trailer from Mexico crossing into Pharr was referred to the bridge facility for further inspection, according to the release. Upon inspection, agents discovered 51 packages believed to be cocaine and weighing 124.91 pounds.

Meth bust in Texas Stock photo of methamphetamine. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Pharr International Bridge Cargo Facility recently intercepted a “massive” methamphetamine shipment worth nearly $17 million. (Stepan Kapl/Getty Images/iStockphoto)PHARR, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Pharr International Bridge Cargo Facility recently intercepted a “massive” methamphetamine shipment worth nearly $17 million. >> Read more trending newsAccording to a news release, officers encountered a commercial tractor trailer en route from Mexico on Oct. 9, and inspection revealed 468 packages of suspected meth weighing nearly 1,780 pounds concealed within the trailer. Officers, who seized the narcotics and the trailer, estimated the value of the meth to be $16,512,400, the agency stated.

Feds seize narcotics in Texas Packages containing nearly 88 pounds of cocaine were seized Oct. 1, 2021, by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Pharr International Bridge in Texas. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection)PHARR, Texas — A pair of recent seizures by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers netted cocaine and fentanyl with an estimated street value of more than $1.2 million at the Pharr International Bridge Cargo Facility. Officers discovered 35 packages of suspected cocaine, weighing nearly 88 pounds, and one package of suspected fentanyl, weighing nearly three pounds concealed within the tractor. Meanwhile, inspection of a second tractor trailer arriving from Mexico yielded 39 packages of suspected cocaine, weighing about 67 pounds, concealed within the tractor, the CBP stated. “CBP officers intercepted these loads of cocaine and fentanyl thanks to great teamwork and the utilization of all available tools and resources,” Carlos Rodriguez, director of the Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry, stated.

Texas meth bust Packages containing nearly 113 pounds of suspected methamphetamine were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Anzalduas International Bridge on Sunday, July 25, 2021. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection)MISSION, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers on Sunday seized nearly $1.6 million in suspected methamphetamine at a crossing in Mission, Texas. >> Read more trending newsAccording to a news release, officers encountered a black Chevrolet Tahoe driven by a 24-year-old male U.S. citizen entering from Mexico at the Anzalduas International Bridge. Investigators discovered 24 packages of the suspected meth, weighing nearly 113 pounds, concealed within the sport utility vehicle’s tires, the agency stated. Border patrol officers seized both the narcotics and the vehicle, and the case remains under investigation by special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigation.

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Drug seizures in Texas Packages containing 131 pounds of methamphetamine worth more than $2.6 million were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Pharr International Bridge in Texas on Saturday, May 29, 2021. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection)PHARR, Texas — Federal authorities intercepted three narcotics smuggling attempts at the Pharr International Bridge in Texas worth nearly $3.5 million during the Memorial Day weekend. >> Read more trending newsThe same day, officers inspected a shipment of fresh cabbage and discovered 30 packages of suspected cocaine, valued at more than $567,000. Meanwhile, officers discovered 14 packages of suspected cocaine days earlier hidden within an empty tractor arriving from Mexico. Valued at more than $285,000, the suspected cocaine weighed roughly 37 pounds.

Meth bust Packages containing nearly 65 pounds of suspected methamphetamine were seized Sunday, May 9, 2021, by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Hidalgo International Bridge in Texas. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection)HIDALGO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly $1.3 million in suspected methamphetamine at the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge in Texas on Sunday. >> Read more trending newsInvestigators discovered 24 packages of the drug, weighing nearly 85 pounds, concealed within the tires of a 2016 Ford Focus driven by an unidentified 18-year-old woman from Edinburg, Texas. “Young people getting involved in illicit activities such as these must realize that there are consequences that could possibly impact the rest of your life. Both the drugs and vehicle were seized by the CBP, and the woman was taken into custody by Homeland Security Investigations agents, the news release stated.

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MELBOURNE, Fla. – A tiny spider monkey that was confiscated by customs agents at the Mexico-Texas border in June will soon be housed at the Brevard Zoo. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said a 23-year-old Texas man tried to smuggle the monkey into the United States by hiding the animal in the center console of his 2015 Ford F-150 pickup truck. “Finding this monkey is certainly unusual but not a first for our officers at Hidalgo,” said Port Director Carlos Rodriguez, Port of Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas. This spider monkey will be coming to the Brevard Zoo on Friday, and officials are hopeful the little guy will be able to fit in with the monkey troop at the zoo since he cannot go back into the wild. The monkey is currently in quarantine at the Dallas Zoo.

Positive developments in the labor market could be evidence that the U.S. has is seeing a turning point in the jobs market, Automatic Data Processing CEO Carlos Rodriguez told CNBC's Jim Cramer Wednesday. "I think what might be happening is [investors] may be already anticipating the worst may have been behind us" in slowing the spread of coronavirus, Rodriguez said in a "Mad Money" interview. About 4 million people sought jobless benefits in the Labor Department's most recent report, which was down from higher rates in prior weeks. Rodriguez, who runs the largest payroll processor in America, said he saw positive signs in the hiring front that could indicate that the jobs market has made it through the most painful part of the downturn. "The [stock] market has a way of sensing these things, but I think you know that better than I do," Rodriguez told Cramer.

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