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New York Post
23 Jul 2023


NextImg:Cheese wheels filled with 18 pounds of cocaine seized at Texas border

This plan to make some cheddar did not age well.

Nearly 18 pounds of cocaine from Mexico was discovered hidden inside four large wheels of cheddar cheese by US Customs officers at the Presidio Port of Entry in Texas on Thursday.

An X-ray scan of the cheese wheels from a pick-up truck displayed “anomalies,” spurring authorities to cut open the wheels, revealing 17.8 pounds of cocaine hidden inside, Customs and Border Protection said in a press release.

Four wheels of cocaine, which were declared by the driver, were cut open after an X-ray found anomalies.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

“Smugglers will sometimes try to conceal contraband in items that appear innocent to deflect suspicion,” said CBP Presidio Port Director Daniel Mercado.

“The thorough and extensive inspections performed by CBP officers stopped this unusual drug load from reaching its intended destination.”

Authorities found seven bundles with a combined weight of 17.8 pounds across the four cheese wheels.

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The truck’s driver was turned over to Homeland Security after authorities located the cocaine.
AFP via Getty Images

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The truck was being driven by a 22-year-old US citizen.
AFP via Getty Images

Customs officers seized both the narcotics and the pick-up truck used to transport the drugs from Mexico.

The truck’s driver, an unidentified 22-year-old US citizen, was turned over to Homeland Security Investigations to face charges connected to the failed smuggling attempt.

Smugglers have long gone to great lengths trying to bring drugs into the US, hiding bundles inside car batteries, seats, roofs and gas tanks — as well as more bizarre methods, like smuggling using pigeons.

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Officers seized nearly 18 pounds of cheese that was concealing cocaine.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Officials with the US Coast Guard offloaded a whopping $158 million of illegal drugs in San Diego earlier this month, and over 14,000 pounds of cocaine worth more than $185 million in Miami last month.

Authorities arrested 12 drug smugglers during that effort that included nine separate cases.