Border agents conducting inspections at a rail crossing in El Paso, Texas, uncovered 195 pounds of marijuana and five pounds of cocaine in a train Wednesday.
Customs and Border Protection officers and their accompanying drug dogs were inspecting a train when the dogs detected an odor coming from one of the train’s cars, the agency said.
Officers found 70 bundles of marijuana, along with two bundles of cocaine. The narcotics were seized, but no arrests were made at the time, CPB said. The investigation is continuing.
“All rail shipments entering the U.S. from Mexico are subject to several layers of enforcement.