HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge arrested a 42-year-old woman from Dallas, Texas and her 18-year-old son after detecting $2,920,000 worth of alleged methamphetamine and heroin in the SUV she was driving.

“Excellent teamwork and outstanding observational techniques allowed our frontline officers to discover these hard narcotics, which won’t make their way into our communities,” said Port Director Carlos Rodriguez, Port of Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas.

Packages containing more than 134 pounds of

methamphetamine seized by CBP officers at

Hidalgo International Bridge.

CBP officers working at the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge on February 29 encountered a woman and her son, both U.S. citizens, driving a grey 2004 Toyota 4 Runner SUV arriving from Mexico. A secondary inspection of the SUV, which included using non-intrusive imaging (NII) technology, allowed the officers to discover suspected narcotics hidden within the tires. Officers removed 23 packages of alleged methamphetamine weighing 134.5 pounds (61.02 kg) and one package of alleged heroin that weighed 5.73 pounds (2.60 kg) from the four tires.

CBP OFO seized the narcotics and the vehicle, subsequently arresting the two occupants of the vehicle, turning them over to the custody of agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), who continue the investigation.

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