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$350,000 worth of cocaine seized at bridge

By Ray Gomez

Story Created: Jul 2, 2009

Story Updated: Jul 3, 2009

Customs and Border Protection officers seize $352,000 worth of cocaine at a Laredo port of entry.

The seizure happened Monday at the Gateway to the Americas International Bridge.

A CBP officer referred a vehicle driven by a Mexican citizen from Monterrey to secondary inspection.

At secondary inspection a canine alerted to narcotics inside the vehicle.

CBP agents found 11 pounds of cocaine hidden in the undercarriage located above the vehicle's exhaust pipe.

CBP officers arrested the driver and a passenger and turned them over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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