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.
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 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.
$31 million in meth hidden in serrano peppers seized at border
SAN ANTONIO - Over $30 Million in narcotics was seized in a massive drug bust this weekend at a major border crossing. On Nov. 10, officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at the Pharr International Bridge referred a tractor-trailer attempting to enter the U.S. from Mexico for secondary inspection.
$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.
Authorities in Texas discovered more than 2,000 pounds of meth stuffed into serrano chili peppers
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.
$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.
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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