U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility made a significant interception.
They discovered more than $23 million in alleged methamphetamine. The drugs were concealed within a tractor trailer hauling papayas.
“This massive methamphetamine seizure reflects the dangerous reality of the drug threat our officers face every day and the effective utilization of experience and technology to zero-in and take down these loads,” said Port Director Carlos Rodriguez, Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry.
On July 6, CBP officers assigned to the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility encountered a commercial tractor trailer. It was making entry from Mexico. The trailer was hauling a shipment of papaya.
A CBP officer referred the vehicle for further inspection, which included utilizing nonintrusive inspection equipment and a canine team.
Physical inspection led to the discovery of 384 packages of alleged methamphetamine with a combined weight of 2,571.69 pounds (1,166.5 kg) concealed within the vehicle. The methamphetamine has an estimated street value of $23,647,288.
CBP OFO seized the narcotics and commercial tractor trailer. Homeland Security Investigations special agents initiated a criminal investigation.
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Good catch. Why are we still buying from Mexico? I bought a watermelon grown in Texas at HEB. Went back a few days later for another, and all they had were “grown in Mexico” melons, same with Cantaloupes.
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Good catch. It seems to me you once wrote an article about how the cartels threaten the avocado farmers with all sorts of horrible things if they don’t let them smuggle drugs in with the avocado.
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I’m so pleased to see some success and motivation for stopping the flow of drugs into our country. There have been a few large, major busts as of late. The damage addiction and the unhindered flow of drugs have done to the people of this country is just unimaginable and horrific.
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