KINGSVILLE: Border Patrol agents found more than $1 million in cocaine hidden in a commercial bus’s toilet Thursday.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the bus was crossing the U.S./Mexico border at the Sarita checkpoint the afternoon of May 25 when a dog alerted to the truck. The passengers were removed from the bus, and agents located 15 bundles of cocaine hidden in the toilet. The bundles were all wrapped in black tape, weighed more than 44 pounds combined and had an estimated value of $1.4 million. The passengers were allowed to re-board the bus and depart after the drugs were removed, and CBP said no arrests have been made.