1 December 2011 El Siglo de Torreon A shipment of a little more than 11 kilograms of cocaine, valued at more than $(USD) 900,000 was seized by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel at the international checkpoint between Reynosa and Hidalgo, Texas. A spokesperson for the CBP, reported that a driver of a 2006 Equinox truck was marked for a second inspection after certain discrepancies were found in the floor of the vehicle. In the second inspection, federal agents used sophisticated technology and drug sniffing dogs to find the 10 packages of cocaine the driver of the truck was smuggling. The official reported that the 10 packages of drugs were hidden in a compartment in the floor of the vehicle. The cocaine found had a total weight of 11.79 kilograms. The driver of the vehicle was a Mexican national, 28 years old, and resident of Reynosa. He was detained and sent to the Department of Customs and Immigration. Spanish Source: Military Personnel Dismantle Clandestine Radio Communication Networks (COAH/TAMPS/NL/SLP) 1 December 2011 SEDENA The Secretariat of National Defense reported the seizures of radio communication equipment in various operations throughout Mexico. The operations were conducted by military personnel participating in to the 6th, 7th, 8th, and 12th Military Zones. “Operacion Noreste” assigned 6th Military Zone (Saltillo, Coahuila): 51 antennas 43 satellite dishes 73 power sources 172 radios 34 cell phones 22 NEXTEL phones 9 computers 7th Military Zone (Escobedo, Nuevo Leon):
1 December 2011 El Siglo de Torreon A shipment of a little more than 11 kilograms of cocaine, valued at more than $(USD) 900,000 was seized by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel at the international checkpoint between Reynosa and Hidalgo, Texas. A spokesperson for the CBP, reported that a driver of a 2006 Equinox truck was marked for a second inspection after certain discrepancies were found in the floor of the vehicle. In the second inspection, federal agents used sophisticated technology and drug sniffing dogs to find the 10 packages of cocaine the driver of the truck was smuggling. The official reported that the 10 packages of drugs were hidden in a compartment in the floor of the vehicle. The cocaine found had a total weight of 11.79 kilograms. The driver of the vehicle was a Mexican national, 28 years old, and resident of Reynosa. He was detained and sent to the Department of Customs and Immigration. Spanish Source: Military Personnel Dismantle Clandestine Radio Communication Networks (COAH/TAMPS/NL/SLP) 1 December 2011 SEDENA The Secretariat of National Defense reported the seizures of radio communication equipment in various operations throughout Mexico. The operations were conducted by military personnel participating in “Operacion Noreste” assigned to the 6th, 7th, 8th, and 12th Military Zones. 6th Military Zone (Saltillo, Coahuila): 51 antennas 43 satellite dishes 73 power sources 172 radios 34 cell phones 22 NEXTEL phones 9 computers 7th Military Zone (Escobedo, Nuevo Leon):
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