Customs intercepts over $12M in meth at border crossing
PHARR, Texas — Customs and Border Protection agents intercepted nearly $13 million worth of methamphetamine inside a truck carrying frozen strawberries that crossed into the U.S. from Mexico.
The agency on Tuesday said officers working at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge cargo facility in Texas used imaging equipment and dogs to inspect the truck on Feb. 16.
Officers discovered 350 packages concealed within the trailer and seized 906 pounds (411 kilograms) of meth.
#CBP officers in TX seized more than 900lbs of meth worth $12 MILLION in a commercial shipment of frozen strawberries over the weekend: https://t.co/oDvMn7Z2VF pic.twitter.com/JxCQ7gm9xo
— CBP (@CBP) February 20, 2019
The 42-year-old Mexican citizen who was driving the truck was arrested and turned over to Homeland Security agents.
Port director David Gonzalez called it an “outstanding interception.”
