$2.8M worth of cocaine found in soda shipment at Roma Bridge

ROMA, Texas (ValleyCentral) — United States Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than $2.8 million worth of cocaine.

On July 28, CBP officers at the Roma International Bridge referred a tractor-trailer hauling a shipment of sodas for an enforcement inspection, according to a news release from CBP.

(Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection)

During the inspection, a canine alerted officers, which resulted in a physical examination of the trailer.

Inside the trailer, officers found 73 packages containing a total of approximately 212.3 pounds of alleged cocaine hidden within the shipment, the release stated.

The cocaine had an estimated street value of $2,834,686.

CBP officers seized the narcotics, trailer, and tractor. Homeland Security Investigations special agents initiated a criminal investigation.