$14.7M in meth hidden in lettuce shipment seized at Texas border
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The largest shipment of methamphetamine of the year was secured in the Pharr-Reynosa Customs, hidden in a tractor truck carrying lettuce from Mexico, said Carlos Rodríguez, head of the Customs and Border Protection Office (CBP) on the Pharr bridge. The federal official detailed that 1,664 pounds were seized, equivalent to 749 kilos with 664 grams, with an estimated value on the black market of 14 million dollars, that is, about 249,2 million pes…
Over 1,600 pounds of meth hidden in lettuce shipment at Pharr bridge: CBP
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized 1,644 pounds of alleged methamphetamine hidden within a lettuce shipment at the Pharr International Bridge over the weekend, according to the federal agency. CBP officers said a tractor-trailer traveling from Reynosa, Mexico, was sent to a secondary inspection on Saturday. A nonintrusive inspection of [...]
CBP finds 1,644 pounds of meth hidden in lettuce shipment
CBP Officers Seize More Than $14 Million in Meth at Pharr International Bridge
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility intercepted $14,700,000 worth of alleged methamphetamine concealed in a commercial trailer. The post CBP Officers Seize More Than $14 Million in Meth at Pharr International Bridge appeared first on Texas Border Business.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBP) reported that the cargo was hidden in a truck by a tractor truck carrying a shipment of lettuce from Reynosa, Mexico. After a physical inspection of the vehicle, officers located 307 suspected methamphetamine packages hidden inside the trailer. The drug, they reported, had a combined weight of approximately 1,644 pounds, and with a close value on the black market at $14.7 million. CBP secured bot…
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