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Border officers seize $29M in meth in shipments from Mexico

27 August 2020

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers recently seized methamphetamine worth more than $29 million in separate incidents at the World Trade Bridge, authorities said.

The first case occurred Aug. 14 when a tractor-trailer from Mexico carrying an industrial mixing machine arrived at the bridge’s cargo facility. CBP found 1,211 pounds of meth in the shipment, worth an estimated $24.2 million.

The second incident occurred Aug. 17, when officers inspected a shipment of industrial machinery....

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CBP seizes $15.9M worth of meth in South Texas

19 August 2020

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized almost 800 pounds of methamphetamine in two incidents last week.

The first bust occurred Aug. 10 when officers at the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas, were checking a tractor-trailer carrying a load of acrylic polymers from Mexico.

Officers found 10 packages containing 474 pounds of alleged methamphetamine inside the containers of polymers. The narcotics have an estimated street value of $9.5 million.

The second incident occurred...

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Almost $19M in meth seized in Laredo

12 August 2020

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents found more than $18 million in methamphetamine in two separate busts in south Texas over the weekend, according to the agency.

The first incident took place on Friday, in the cargo area at the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas. CBP agents were checking a shipment of cobblestones from Mexico and discovered 336 packages containing 763.32 pounds of alleged methamphetamine. The narcotics have an estimated street value of $15.3 million.

The second...

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Borderlands: Troubled trucking market could linger for months; XPO Logistics to layoff 243 employees

31 May 2020

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Trucking sector wrestling with fragile freight rates and loose capacity; XPO Logistics to lay off 243 employees; Mexico’s auto manufacturers restarts factories; World Trade Bridge officers intercept narcotics worth almost $1 million.

Trucking sector wrestling with fragile freight rates and loose capacity

As the economy reopens and most states relax coronavirus shutdown...

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