Suspect allegedly tried smuggling $1 million in narcotics to pay off debt - Laredo Morning Times
Velazquez-Hernandez, of Aguascalientes, Mexico, was charged with importation of a controlled substance, conspire to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance and possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance. On Sunday, Velazquez-Hernandez arrived at international bridge 1 driving a 2008 Dodge Avenger bearing Mexican license plates. CBP said one of its K-9s alerted officers to the possible presence of narcotics in the Dodge. Eight packages contained 32. 54 pounds of cocaine valued at $250,920 while the other eight contained 33. 6 pounds of heroin worth about $762,000, according to court documents. Velazquez stated that he agreed to cross a narcotics-laden vehicle into the United States as repayment,” states the complaint. Source: www.lmtonline.com
