By Zoe Sottile, CNN A shipment of baby wipes at the US-Mexico border turned out to be something quite different: $11.8 million worth of cocaine. US Customs and Border Protection officers seized the narcotics Friday at the Colombia-Solidarity Bridge, according to a Monday news release.
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Officers seize a shipment of baby wipes that turned out to be $11.8 million worth of cocaine
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$11.8 million worth of cocaine found in baby wipes shipment entering Texas, authorities say
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A shipment of baby wipes at the US-Mexico border turned out to be something quite different: $11.8 million worth of cocaine. US Customs and Border Protection officers seized the narcotics Friday at the Colombia-Solidarity Bridge, according to a Monday news release.
U.S. Custom and Border Protection officers seized nearly $12 million in cocaine near Laredo, Texas, inside a shipment that was marked "baby wipes," officials said.
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