U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials in Texas announced on Friday that they had discovered and seized nearly $500,000 worth of cocaine hidden in cotton candy. The incident occurred on Thursday when a CBP officer in the Laredo area spotted a tractor-trailer marked for transporting cotton candy. After a non-intrusive inspection and the use of CBP canines, officers found 15 packages containing a total of 37 pounds of cocaine hidden within the vehicle. The substance was confirmed to be cocaine with a street value of approximately $496,879.
Port Director Albert Flores of Laredo Port of Entry commended the officers for their vigilance in detecting the significant amount of cocaine. He emphasized the importance of border security in preventing such illegal activities. The use of candy to conceal dangerous drugs has become a trend in the United States, as seen in a recent incident in Virginia where children were hospitalized after ingesting fentanyl-laced gummy bears brought from home by a student.
