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A Matamoros woman is behind bars in the Rio Grande Valley after she was allegedly caught smuggling $1.9 million dollars worth of cocaine into the United States.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers arrested I. Nadia Hernandez-Garcia on federal drug charges Tuesday.

The 20-yaer-old Matamoros woman drove up to the B&M International Bridge in Brownsville in a 2009 Nissan Tiida.

A secondary inspection allegedly revealed 24 packages with 58.2 pounds of cocaine worth $1.9 million dollars inside two secret compartments.

Hernandez-Garcia allegedly admitted to knowing about the hidden cocaine.

The Matamoros woman appeared before U.S. Magistrate Court Judge Ronald Morgan in Brownsville on Wednesday morning.

Judge Morgan denied bond for her until a Monday morning hearing

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