Cheese Wheels Filled With Cocaine Seized At By Texas Border Control

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Customs officials in Texas had the feeling something was off when a pickup truck carrying four wheels of cheese tried to get through the Presidio Port of Entry. X-ray scans of the cheese wheels showed “anomalies” that proved their suspicions correct. It turns out that the cheese also contained a grand total of 17.8 pounds of cocaine inside of it. The 22-year-old driving the truck had legally declared the cheese, and now he’s facing smuggling charges.

Read the article at US Customs and Border Protection Agency 


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