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$10M in Meth Found Hidden in Salad Greens at Texas-Mexico Border
U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized 1,153 pounds of methamphetamine concealed in lettuce, with a street value of about $10.3 million, at the Pharr International Bridge.
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Pharr International Bridge intercepted a lettuce shipment containing 1,153 pounds of alleged methamphetamine valued at $10.3 million, CBP said.
- On Nov. 21, non-intrusive imaging equipment flagged a commercial vehicle entering from Mexico for secondary inspection, revealing irregularities that led to a physical inspection uncovering concealed packages.
- During a physical inspection, officers found 500 packages of suspected methamphetamine concealed inside the lettuce, and CBP's Office of Field Operations seized the narcotics and the seized vehicle last week.
- Homeland Security Investigations has opened a criminal probe, and Port Director Carlos Rodriguez said, `Within a shipment of salad greens, our frontline officers discovered contraband that does not belong on any holiday table`.
- Authorities have frequently found illegal drugs concealed within produce crates and shipments; two weeks earlier, officers intercepted 629 pounds in a celery shipment, and DEA Houston agents found more than 900 pounds in green squash.
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CBP Seizes Massive Meth Shipment at Border.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) uncovered over $10.3 million worth of suspected methamphetamine hidden in a shipment of lettuce at the Pharr International Bridge in South Texas.WHO WAS INVOLVED: CBP officers, the truck driver, and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), which is conducting a criminal inquiry.WHEN & WHERE: The discovery was made on November 21 at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility in…
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