Border patrol seize more than $31M of meth hidden in shipment of peppers at Texas border
The proof is in the pepper. A semi-trailer truck smuggling more than $31 million worth of meth across the US-Mexico border in Texas was busted after authorities found the stockpile of drugs concealed in a shipment of green peppers.
More than 2,000 pounds of meth found in serrano peppers at Texas border
Texas officials recently seized a "massive" load of drugs concealed in an unlikely disguise. During a routine inspection at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge along the Texas-Mexico border on Sunday,
More than $31M of meth concealed in shipment of peppers seized at Texas-Mexico border
Customs and Border Protection officers at the Pharr, Texas, port of entry intercepted more than $31 million worth of methamphetamine concealed within a shipment of serrano peppers.
Border Agents Seized Meth Worth $31 Million Disguised in Serrano Peppers
Smugglers disguised 2,155 pounds of meth by wrapping the packages in bright green plastic, making them resemble serrano peppers.
More than $31 million worth of meth seized in pepper shipment near Texas-Mexico border
Authorities are praising the efforts of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) after a massive meth bust over the weekend. According to officials, more than $31 million worth of methamphetamine was found during an inspection at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge at the Texas-Mexico border.
At Texas-Mexico border, feds seize over $30 million of meth stashed in shipment of serrano peppers
Federal authorities say they seized over $30 million of methamphetamine stashed in a shipment of serrano peppers in the Rio Grande Valley. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says its officers at the Pharr International Bridge on Sunday sent a tractor-trailer coming from Mexico to a secondary inspection.
$31 million in meth hidden in serrano peppers seized at border
Those packages, weighing about 2,155.02 pounds, were concealed within a shipment of serrano peppers. The total value of the narcotics recovered was estimated to be $31,169,000. Ou
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