Federal Officers Seize 3,395 Pounds of Methamphetamine at Laredo Port of Entry

Laredo, TX, October 15, 2026 —

Federal officers seized 3,395 pounds of methamphetamine concealed in a shipment of salt from a tractor-trailer at the Port of Entry in Laredo, Texas, on October 12, according to the information provided about the seizure. The methamphetamine was valued at more than $30 million.

The seizure was displayed alongside other seizures involving guns, cocaine and heroin. The available information does not specify the quantities or values of those other items, or whether they were connected to the tractor-trailer incident.

Details about the operation remain limited. The name of the federal agency involved, the officers’ identities and the company or driver associated with the tractor-trailer were not provided. The information also does not say how the vehicle was selected for inspection, where it had traveled from or where its cargo was headed.

No details were provided about arrests, charges or any further investigative steps. It is also unclear whether the stated value refers to an official estimate and how that estimate was calculated. The seizure’s October 12 date was provided without a year.

The reported amount and valuation describe the methamphetamine seized in this incident; the accompanying display of guns, cocaine and heroin indicates that other seizures were presented as well, but the available account offers no further particulars. Without information about the circumstances or follow-up, the scope and outcome of the broader enforcement activity cannot be determined from the details provided.

Story summarized from the original created by Emma Galle on www.kgns.tv, see more information here.

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