HIDALGO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo and Pharr International Bridges arrested three people in connection with two failed drug smuggling attempts of alleged cocaine with a combined street value of $880,500. “Excellent teamwork exhibited by our frontline officers contributed to these two seizures of hard narcotics,” said Port Director Carlos Rodriguez, Hidalgo/Pharr/ Anzalduas Port of Entry. “Our frontline officers’ ability to detect inconsistencies and anomalies with travelers and vehicles is how every smuggling interception is initiated and ultimately how drugs are kept from being introduced into our communities.” The first seizure occurred on ...