More than $31M in 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.
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2,100 pounds of meth found in unlikely package at Texas-Mexico border, officials say
A routine inspection of a semi crossing the border from Mexico to Texas uncovered a massive shipment of meth, officials say. The meth — 1,859 packages of it — was found Nov. 10 inside a shipment of serrano peppers at the cargo facility at the Pharr International Bridge, according to a Nov. 12 U.S. Customs and Border Protection news release.
$30M worth of meth hidden inside serrano pepper shipment at Texas border
Serrano peppers packing more than a flavor punch were found to be concealing over $30 million worth of methamphetamine at Texas' Pharr International Bridge.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Pharr International Bridge in Texas discovered more than $31 million worth of methamphetamine disguised as a shipment of spicy serrano peppers, authorities announced on Tuesday.
CBP Authorities Find $31 Million Worth of Meth Hidden Inside Serrano Pepper Shipment
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers discovered over $31 million worth of methamphetamine hidden within a shipment of serrano peppers at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility in Pharr,
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