U.S. CBP El Paso seeing trend of internal cavity smuggling
Heriberto Perez
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection El Paso Field Office (OFO) has seen an increase in internal cavity drug smuggling attempts since last year.
CBP officials say they are seeing a 300% increase compared to last year.
Most drug smuggling attempt arrests have been made at the Ysleta-Zaragoza Port of Entry and Paso del Norte Bridge (PDN).
ABC-7 spoke with CBP officials and leadership at the Zaragoza POE.
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