The 22-year-old driver will face charges for the failed smuggling attempt. 9News
When US customs officials encountered a pickup truck transporting four large wheels of cheese from Mexico into the Presidio Port of entry in Texas, they had a hunch something was off.
"Smugglers will sometimes try to conceal contraband in items that appear innocent to deflect suspicion," Daniel Mercado, director of Customs and Border Protection at the Presidio Port said. "The thorough and extensive inspections performed by CBP officers stopped this unusual drug load from reaching its intended destination."
Customs officers in El Paso seized 66 kilograms of cocaine hidden in an ice cream maker last month. Officials at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport found $670,000 worth of cocaine inside the wheels of a woman's wheelchair last November.A US citizen who legally declared the cheese will face charges for the failed smuggling attempt.
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