
SEATTLE - As U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers continue to seize illicit drugs at ports of entry, smugglers have upped their creativity in recent months in what have ended up bing failed attempts to fool authorities. Just last week, CBP officers at Houston's International Airport seized more than 10 cocaine packages hidden inside a motorized wheelchair. And earlier this year, a massive haul of methamphetamine concealed within a shipment of celery was seized at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility
After a busy Fiscal Year 2024, CBP agents have started the 2025 period with new seizures. The latest one took place in Texas after a truck that tried to enter through the Del Rio International Bridge, in South Texas. Authorities found over 20 pounds of cocaine hidden in the floorboards.