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Border Agents Prevent Nearly $3 Million Worth of Cocaine From Entering US

Summary by The Epoch Times
Border agents are adding to a historic amount of illegal narcotics being seized at the border and throughout the country. In one of the latest encounters, officers intercepted more than 220 pounds of cocaine on Aug. 21 and Aug. 24, 2026, in Laredo, Texas. (Customs and Border Protection)

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The Dutch driver admitted that he was carrying narcotics. He was placed in pre-trial detention, indicated the customs in a statement consulted on Wednesday by franceinfo.

Intercepted on the A7 with 180 kg of cocaine, a 29-year-old Villeurbannais is sentenced to 5 years in prison and 5 million euros in customs fines. Cocaine on the A7: the conveyor sentenced to 5 years in prison and 5 million euros in fine Intercepted on 24 June at the toll of Reventin-Vaugris with 180 kg

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The customs officers of Dijon made a nice catch by controlling a foreign heavyweight on the A6. They discovered 231 kg of cocaine hidden in the ventilation system of the truck. The driver was placed in pre-trial detention.

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The Epoch Times broke the news in New York, United States on Wednesday, September 2, 2026.
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