Puerto Rico, USVI Customs and Border Protection Continue to Fight Against Drug Smuggling

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO- Each year, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands seize tens of thousands of pounds of drugs, most of which is cocaine. CBP officials in San Juan said smugglers are trying hard to get their product to the eastern part of the United States. It makes Puerto Rico and the USVI some of the first lines of defense in the fight against transnational drug smugglers.