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.
2,100 pounds of meth found in unlikely shipment 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.
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.
Border patrol seize more than $31M of meth hidden in shipment of peppers at Texas border
Officers uncovered 1,859 bundles of meth disguised in green packaging hidden among the load of serrano peppers.
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,
$31 million in meth found hidden in serrano peppers shipment
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has seized more than $31 million worth of methamphetamine hidden in a shipment of serrano peppers. On Nov. 10, CBP officers at the Pharr International Bridge searched a tractor-trailer entering the U.
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.
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