TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has caught a driver who had cocaine hidden in a car's oil filter.
Port Director Michael W. Humphries said Tuesday officers had stopped a vehicle, only to find out the engine was modified.
During an inspection, they discovered a package of cocaine squished into the oil filter.
Humphries appreciated the officers' vigilance in securing the U.S.-Mexico border.
CBP officers accounted for 97,600 pounds of cocaine seized last year.
So far, federal employees have seized 40,500 pounds this year.
COCAINE concealed within the vehicle’s oil filter. The engine had been modified so that oil would bypass the filter. Our officers remain extra vigilant in their efforts to keep the US/Mexico border secure. Great seizure CBP officers!!! pic.twitter.com/faJWlPtXMo
— Port Director Michael W. Humphries (@CBPPortDirNOG) June 28, 2022
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