Soft drinks used as disguise for 120 pounds of cocaine, Texas border cops say
A random inspection at the U.S.-Mexico border led to the discovery of over 120 pounds of cocaine as it entered the United States, border officials said.
While crossing Roma International Bridge into Texas on Jan. 31, a shipment of soft drinks was selected for an inspection, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol said in a Feb. 4 news release.
Officers searched further into the tractor trailer and found 50 packages of cocaine weighing 120.15 pounds concealed within the commercial shipment, border patrol said.
The driver was arrested by the Roma police department, and the truck and drugs were turned over for a criminal investigation, officials said.
As of Jan. 7, approximately 9,400 pounds of cocaine had been seized at the southern border since the start of the fiscal year in October 2024, according to CBP data.
Roma is about a 240-mile drive southwest from San Antonio.
This story was originally published February 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM with the headline "Soft drinks used as disguise for 120 pounds of cocaine, Texas border cops say."
