EXCLUSIVE: CBP Busts Meth Breakfast Cereal Smuggling Attempt

EXCLUSIVE: CBP Busts Meth Breakfast Cereal Smuggling Attempt

Customs and Border Protection has thwarted a large drug smuggling attempt in Texas.   CBP officers in the Lone Star State discovered a tractor trailer filled with cereal ingredients. More than $10.3 million in alleged methamphetamine was found hidden inside the cereal bags.   “Our front line CBP officers shut down a significant meth smuggling attempt hidden within ingredients that shouldn’t grace anyone’s breakfast table,” Port Director for the …

Tractor Trailer in Texas Filled With Cereal Ingredients Also Contained More Than $10 Million in Meth

Roberto Galan/iStockphoto“Not made for breakfast.” That’s what the South Texas U.S. Customs and Border Protection social media account said about the $10 million worth of meth they recently seized. “Our frontline CBP officers shut down a significant meth smuggling attempt hidden within ingredients that shouldn’t grace anyone’s breakfast table,” said Port Director Carlos Rodriguez, Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry. “As this seizure perfectly…

CBP finds meith in 'cereal ingredients'

WASHINGTON — The most important meal of the day? Probably not in this load of cargo. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) say agents intercepted more than $10.3 million in alleged methamphetamine concealed in a tractor trailer filled with cereal ingredients in Pharr, Texas . “Our frontline CBP officers shut down a significant meth smuggling attempt hidden within ingredients that shouldn’t grace anyone’s breakfast table,” said Port Direct…

$10.3 million in meth uncovered in tractor trailer's load of oat flakes

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Texas recently seized more than 1,000 pounds of illegal drugs from a shipment of cereal ingredients. The drug seizure took place on December 12, 2025, at the Pharr International Bridge located in Pharr, Texas. Not made for breakfast: @DFOLaredo @CBP officers at Pharr International Bridge apprehend seize $10.3M in methamphetamine within shipment of oat flakes. @HSI_SanAntonio is investigating. …

Texas CBP Seizes More Than $10 million in ‘Cereal Ingredients’ Not Made for Breakfast

PHARR, TX — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers in Pharr, Texas, intercepted more than $10.3 million in alleged methamphetamine concealed in a tractor-trailer filled with cereal ingredients.   Learn More Here.