CBP shows 3,395 lb of meth found in a salt shipment at Laredo

Stacks of white woven sacks printed with red lettering, piled on pallets and a metal cart in front of a brick wall with blue doors at a port inspection area. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection photo from its Oct. 15, 2026 release. CBP says officers at the Laredo Port of Entry's World Trade Bridge referred a tractor-trailer manifested as salt for inspection on Oct. 12 and, after a secondary inspection and a nonintrusive scan, found 76 bags holding 3,395.91 pounds of alleged methamphetamine inside the cargo. CBP puts the street value at $30,355,444, says the driver, tractor and trailer were released, and says Homeland Security Investigations is investigating.

What: CBP shows 3,395 lb of meth found in a salt shipment at Laredo
Where: World Trade Bridge, Laredo, Texas
When: Oct 12, 2026
Who: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Laredo Field Office)
Status: Official release
Warning: Content warning: None. Seizure display of sacks and bags; no people shown. Graphic level: none.

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Laredo Field Office) · CBP officers seize over $30 million in meth at Laredo Port of Entry

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Captured 12 October 2026. Time captured: not stated. Releasing authority: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Laredo Field Office). Location: World Trade Bridge, Laredo, Texas.

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