BROWNSVILLE, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized 71,590 undeclared pills from a U.S. citizen attempting to gain re-entry from Mexico on Sunday at the Los Indios International Bridge in Brownsville, Texas.
“This seizure of undeclared prescription medication was composed of sedatives and other medications that are classified as controlled substances by the Drug Enforcement Administration,” Port Director Tater Ortiz with the Brownsville Port of Entry said in a prepared statement.
According to the agency, the pills were found hidden inside a 2015 Ford driven by the 33-year-old man and included more than 58,000 Xanax pills.
Officers seized the undeclared medication along with the vehicle, arrested the traveler and turned him over to the custody of Cameron County Sheriff officers for further investigation.
According to the CBP, federal law permits travelers to carry personal use amounts of prescription medications, generally considered to be up to a 90-day supply.
In addition, the medication containers must be labeled with the doctor’s prescription, or the traveler must possess a copy of the doctor’s prescription if the medications are in an unlabeled container, the agency stated.
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