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Nearly $1 Million Of Cocaine Seized At Andrade Port of Entry

Todays is : Tuesday, 16 March 2010

Written by Carroll Buckley
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
More than 29 pounds of cocaine worth nearly $1 million was seized Tuesday night at the Andrade port of entry. A drug detection dog assigned to the Yuma Sector Border Patrol alerted to a California registered SUV as it attempted to enter the United States from Mexico at the Andrade port of entry. Further inspection of the vehicle led to the discovery of a compartment below the floorboards. 29.7 pounds of cocaine was found found hidden in the compartment. The vehicle , drugs and 26-year old woman driver of the SUV were all turned over to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office.