Customs seize huge shipment of baby wipes that turn out to be £10m worth of cocaine

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$11.8million (£10.15m) load of cocaine.US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced on Monday (August 29) that they had made the monster drugs bust last Friday (August 26) at the Colombia-Solidarity Bridge.

The bridge connects Texas over the Rio Grande river with Mexico, roughly 35km away from the city of Nuevo Laredo. READ MORE: Kids Bible camp worker ‘with porn and drug addiction’ performs exorcism on bleeding boyA 2016 Stoughton trailer, the driver of which claimed to only be carrying baby wipes, was flagged for a secondary inspection by a CBP officer.It was then sent for a "canine and non-intrusive inspection system examination", leading to the discovery of 1,935 packages containing 1,532.65 pounds of alleged cocaine, according to a press release.“Officers assigned to CBP cargo facilities ensure effective border security by preventing and countering the flow of suspected narcotics entering the country,” said Port Director Alberto Flores, port director at the Laredo Port of Entry. “This seizure is a prime example of border security management and how it helps prevent dangerous narcotics from reaching our communities.” US Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI) special agents are now investigating the incident after CBP seized the narcotics.