Customs officers find 18 pounds of cocaine hidden inside cheese at Texas-Mexico border

17 articles, oldest first.

1. KTVZ Bend

   Customs officials seize cheese wheels filled with cocaine at Texas border ↗ (opens KTVZ Bend)

   Published Jul 22, 2023

   Same headline from 4 more outlets

   KTVZ Bend's feed description

   By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — When customs officials encountered a pickup truck transporting four large wheels of cheese from Mexico into the Presidio Port of entry in Texas Thursday, they had a hunch something was off.

2. New York Post

   Cheese wheels filled with 18 pounds of cocaine seized at Texas border ↗ (opens New York Post)

   Published Jul 22, 2023

   New York Post's feed description

   US Customs officers seized nearly 18 pounds of cocaine hidden inside four large wheels of cheese that arrived from Mexico at the Presidio Port of entry in Texas on Thursday.

3. KHOU Houston

   Cocaine-filled cheese seized at U.S.-Mexico border ↗ (opens KHOU Houston)

   Published Jul 22, 2023

   Same headline from 2 more outlets

   KHOU Houston's feed description

   CBP said they recovered a total of 7 bundles of cocaine weighing 17.8 pounds.

4. ABC 7 Chicago

   Customs officers find 18 pounds of cocaine hidden inside cheese at Texas-Mexico border ↗ (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

   Published Jul 23, 2023

   Same headline from 6 more outlets

   ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

   U.S. customs officers seized 18 pounds of cocaine that smugglers tried to hide inside wheels of cheese at the Texas-Mexico border.

5. Seattle Times

   Border officers find 18 pounds of cocaine hidden in wheels of cheese ↗ (opens Seattle Times)

   Published Jul 23, 2023

   Seattle Times's feed description

   A U.S.-bound pickup from Mexico contained four wheels of cheese that were determined to have "anomalies" that turned out to be seven bundles of cocaine.

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