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Yahoo
7 days ago
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- Yahoo
Border Officers Intercept Enough Cocaine To Kill 17,000 People Near El Paso
Customs and Border Protection officers interrupted a cocaine smuggling network near El Paso. 'Our homeland security mission is never ending and every drug load that we prevent from reaching its intended destination makes a difference,' said Roy Provencio, port director for CBP El Paso, in a press release. CBP officers at the Bridge of the Americas seized 45.2 pounds of cocaine – enough to overdose more than 17,000 people – on May 27, according to the release. The drugs were hidden in a car driven by an American citizen. A 20-year-old woman arrived from Mexico at the border crossing in a 2016 Hyundai Elantra at 8 a.m., according to the release. A CBP officer sent the vehicle for a 'secondary exam.' 'A CBP drug-sniffing dog searched the car and alerted officers to the presence of narcotics,' the release reads. Officers found 'several wrapped bundles' in the car's 'rocker panels' – below the vehicle doors and between the wheels – according to the release. An X-ray confirmed 'anomalies in the left and right rocker panels.' Ultimately, CBP officers removed 19 bundles of cocaine from the hidden compartments. They arrested the woman, who they turned over to the El Paso County Sheriff's Office to face charges. 'Every day our dedicated CBP workforce stands guard protecting our community from any and all threats,' Provencio said in the release. Officials are pursuing charges for 'manufacturing/delivery of controlled substance,' CBP Public Affairs Specialist Roger Maier told The Dallas Express. Maier declined to provide the woman's identity and referred further questions to the El Paso County Sheriff's Office. The Dallas Express contacted the sheriff's office, but a staff member at the jail declined to comment.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Yahoo
Sheriff's Office warns about scam involving impersonators
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The El Paso County Sheriff's Office is warning the public about a scam involving individuals impersonating members of the agency's command staff. Scammers have been contacting community members while falsely claiming to represent the El Paso County Sheriff's Office, EPCSO said. These individuals are using the real names and titles of command staff in an attempt to appear legitimate and are soliciting money from unsuspecting victims under false pretenses, the Sheriff's Office said. 'The El Paso County Sheriff's Office does not contact individuals to request or accept money for any reason,' the Sheriff's Office said in its news release. Any such request — whether by phone, text, email, or social media — is a scam, the Sheriff's Office said. Law enforcement agencies will never ask for payment via wire transfer, prepaid gift cards, payment apps, or cryptocurrency, the Sheriff's Office said. If you are contacted by someone claiming to be with the Sheriff's Office who is requesting money: Do not provide personal or financial information. End the conversation immediately. Report the incident to the El Paso County Sheriff's Office at (915) 273-3800. 'We encourage everyone to remain vigilant and help us share this message to prevent further victimization in our community,' the Sheriff's Office said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
