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2022-07-12 14:43:02 -

$671K in cocaine ‘concealed in the tires of a tractor trailer hauling juice,’ Customs and Border Patrol says
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers recently seized a large amount of cocaine reportedly found hidden in a commercial vehicle trailer’s tires. The drug seizure occurred on Thursday, July 7, 2022, at the World Trade Bridge, in Laredo, Texas. A CBP officer referred a 1997 Freightliner trailer hauling a shipment of “juice” for a secondary inspection....

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2024-03-27 15:06:56 -

Big rig barrels through crash scene in dash cam video shared by Utah Highway Patrol
The Utah Highway Patrol (UHP) shared dash cam video of a close call involving a big rig as a reminder to drivers of “the dangers of being out on the freeway.” UHP said that the video was captured last week on I-15 in Iron County at the scene of a previous crash before police arrived. The crash left a damaged vehicle blocking I-15. Motorists saw an oncoming semi truck and...

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2021-08-20 23:41:45 -

Border Patrol finds MS-13 gang members in semi trailer at I-35 checkpoint
Border Patrol agents arrested two members of a notorious criminal gang during a search of a tractor trailer at a Laredo, Texas, checkpoint. In a Thursday news release, US Border Patrol Laredo Sector (USBP) said that agents manning the I-35 checkpoint searched a commercial vehicle trailer after a canine unit alerted to the vehicle. When officers searched the trailer, they discovered...

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2021-04-22 21:51:49 -

Border Patrol intercepts big rig with 149 people locked inside
U.S. Border Patrol recently uncovered a major human smuggling attempt near Laredo, Texas. The incident occurred on April 16 at the Interstate Highway 35 (I-35) checkpoint north of Laredo. As a truck entered the checkpoint, Border Patrol agents discovered “multiple anomalies inside the trailer” when it was scanned. When authorities unsealed the trailer, they discovered 149...

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2022-04-29 12:15:11 -

Border Patrol sniffs out human smuggling scheme after noticing truck driver was ‘nervous’ and ‘in a rush to leave’
United States Border Patrol agents recently uncovered a human smuggling attempt at an I-10 checkpoint in Sierra Blanca, Texas. On Saturday, April 23, 2022, Border Patrol agents working at the Sierra Blanca Checkpoint on IH-10 encountered a tractor trailer in the primary inspection lane. Authorities said that the driver of the truck was “nervous and was in a rush to leave...

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2022-08-29 14:25:24 -

California Highway Patrol to host Truck Driver Appreciation lunch at weigh station
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) will be hosting a free lunch for truck drivers as a show of appreciation during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week (NTDAW). The event will be held on September 13 from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (CDT) at the Gilroy Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility located at 12000 S Valley Freeway in San Martin, California. The event, held in...

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2021-08-13 22:40:11 -

Officer ‘banged up’ after highway shoulder collision sends patrol car spinning into oncoming semi truck
A Texas police officer was injured after being struck by a car and shoved into the path of an oncoming semi truck on Sunday afternoon. The accident happened on August 8th at around 1:30 p.m. in Richmond, Texas. According to ABC 13, the chain-reaction crash began when a police officer pulled over a tractor trailer in the northbound lanes of Interstate 69 near Crabb River...

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2022-05-12 17:08:25 -

Patrol car ripped apart in “pretty horrific impact” with stopped tractor trailer
A police officer is dead after clipping the back of a tractor trailer stopped on the shoulder of a Texas Highway on Wednesday. The accident happened on Wednesday, May 11th in Harris County on Highway 249 at Spring Cypress Road in North Houston, Texas. According to ABC 13 News, 27-year-old Robert Adam Howard clipped the back of the semi truck stopped on the shoulder,...

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2022-10-10 21:52:43 -

Texas troopers seized a street racer’s Dodge Hellcat and turned it into a patrol vehicle
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added a “fast & devilish-looking” new vehicle to their stable of patrol cars through asset forfeiture. Texas DPS — Southeast Region shared images of the agency’s new 2020 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye on social media last week, noting that “the 1,080 HP Dodge Hellcat went from evading law...

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