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U.S. CBP El Paso seeing trend of internal cavity smuggling

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection El Paso Field Office (OFO) has seen an increase in internal cavity drug smuggling attempts since last year.

CBP officials say they are seeing a 300% increase compared to last year.

Most drug smuggling attempt arrests have been made at the Ysleta-Zaragoza Port of Entry and Paso del Norte Bridge (PDN).

ABC-7 spoke with CBP officials and leadership at the Zaragoza POE.

More updates in later newscasts

Article Topic Follows: On the Border

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Heriberto Perez Lara reports for ABC-7 on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.

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