Texas Border Patrol seize more than $14M in meth hidden in pepper, cucumber shipment
- CBP officers at the Pharr International Bridge seized methamphetamine on April 11.
- A tractor-trailer arriving from Mexico was selected for further inspection by agents.
- Officers used inspection equipment and a canine team to locate the hidden packages.
- The 300 packages of alleged methamphetamine weighed 1,635.56 pounds and had a $14,620,900 value.
- Homeland Security Investigations began a criminal inquiry after officers seized the drugs and vehicle.
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Narco ‘lose’ $14 million after truck seizure in Texas
U.S. authorities seized in Texas a trailer from Mexico, which was loaded with 741 kilograms of synthetic drugs valued at $14.6 million, the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported.They disguise truck with drugs with peppers and cucumbersThe dependence of the U.S. government specified, in a statement, that the seizure occurred at the loading facilities of the Pharr International Bridge, when a load manifested as fresh bell peppers …
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