CBP finds enormous meth haul stashed in Mexican lettuce in truck at Texas crossing

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has uncovered much than $10.3 cardinal worthy of alleged methamphetamine astatine the Pharr International Bridge successful South Texas, according to reports.

The find was made Nov. 21, erstwhile a motortruck arriving astatine the cargo installation was referred for further checks with the immense stash recovered hidden successful a shipment of lettuce coming successful from Mexico.

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Border agents find $10.3M successful meth hidden wrong lettuce shipment from Mexico astatine Texas crossing. (Google Maps)

In a quality merchandise Tuesday, officials said nonintrusive inspection exertion was utilized to isolate the drugs.

Officers said they identified irregularities wrong the load of crockery greens and a consequent carnal hunt uncovered 500 packages of suspected methamphetamine concealed wrong the crockery leaves.

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South Texas borderline officials seized implicit $10M worthy of alleged methamphetamine successful a cargo facility. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection)

According to the release, authorities seized astir 1,153 pounds of the narcotics, packed into boxes meant to look similar modular lettuce shipments. 

A photograph shared by CBP shows the brownish boxes filled with tightly wrapped bundles of the alleged drugs.

"Within a shipment of crockery greens, our frontline officers discovered contraband that does not beryllium connected immoderate vacation table," said Port Director Carlos Rodriguez of the Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry.

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Hundreds of pounds of fentanyl and meth seized adjacent Ensenada successful October get for officials from Mexico's lawyer general's bureau to beryllium unloaded astatine their office successful Tijuana, Mexico, Tuesday, October 18, 2022. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

"As this seizure aptly illustrates, our officers’ usage of tools and exertion were instrumental successful this monolithic takedown of hard narcotics," helium added.

CBP’s Office of Field Operations seized some the illicit cargo and the commercialized conveyance involved. 

According to the quality release, Homeland Security Investigations has since opened a transgression enquiry into the smuggling effort.

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The bust comes conscionable days earlier Thanksgiving, marking 1 of the larger methamphetamine seizures astatine the South Texas larboard of introduction this year. 

No further details surrounding the operator oregon immoderate arrests person been released arsenic the probe is ongoing.