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CBP seizes more than $1.7 million in suspected cocaine at Del Rio port

CBP officers seized 129.67 pounds of suspected cocaine from a vehicle at the Del Rio International Bridge and arrested a 29-year-old driver.

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Stack of seized rectangular bundles wrapped in plastic, flanked by U.S. Customs and Border Protection logos and a Del Rio, TX port sign.

DEL RIO, Texas, Aug. 11 (Del Rio Online) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized 129.67 pounds of suspected cocaine from a vehicle at the Del Rio International Bridge on Aug. 4 and arrested the unidentified 29-year-old driver, the agency said.

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Aaron Yates

Aaron Yates is a senior national crime and justice reporter for Times Media Service, based in the Washington bureau. Yates covers criminal investigations, federal prosecutions, fraud and the courts, following law enforcement agencies and the legal issues surrounding major cases nationwide. Yates holds a master's degree in criminal justice and grew up in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

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