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Border Patrol Agents Seize $7M Drug Shipment at the Southern Border

United States Customs and Border Protection seized a hefty supply of illegal drugs making its way north into the country.

According to Fox News, border patrol agents found the massive narcotics stash in a cargo shipment crossing over a bridge connecting Mexico and Texas.

The cargo facility at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge was monitored by highly trained drug-sniffing dogs. The four-legged agents alerted law enforcement to the illicit shipment.

When the agents found the shipment, they seized $6,998,000 worth of cocaine, meth, and heroin. The drugs were hidden in a shipment of large stones.

In total, the agents seized 320 pounds of meth, 40 pounds of cocaine, and approximately seven pounds of heroin.

This massive drug bust comes on the heels of months of drama at the border surrounding the migrant caravan that made its way up to the U.S. from Honduras. In response to the caravan, President Trump deployed troops to the border to assist border patrol.

President Trump campaigned heavily on promises to build a border wall and he reignited his calls for $5 billion to be spent building the wall as the migrant caravan made its way north.

Although his current focus at the border is stopping unvetted people from entering the country, he has also argued that the wall could prevent drugs from entering the country, too.

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