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 $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 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 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.
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,
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
Serrano peppers used to hide $31M worth of meth, CBP said
Smugglers used a shipment of serrano peppers to hide a “massive” load of meth, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. The drugs arrived from Mexico in a tractor-trailer on Sunday at the cargo facility at the Pharr International Bridge in Pharr,
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