LAREDO, Texas — The driver of a commercial truck hauling strawberry puree found himself in a sticky situation earlier this month after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found methamphetamine worth an estimated $35.2 million concealed within the shipment.
“This mammoth seizure of methamphetamine underscores the reality of the drug threat we face at the port of entry and the determination of our frontline officers to apply the latest inspections technology coupled with officer experience to keep our border secure,” Albert Flores, port director for the Laredo Port of Entry, stated in a news release.
A secondary examination of the tractor-trailer – which arrived at the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas, from Mexico on April 12 – revealed 158 packages containing a total of nearly 1,761 pounds of suspected methamphetamine hidden within the shipment, the agency stated.
Customs and Border Protection officers seized the narcotics, and an investigation by special agents with Homeland Security Investigations remains ongoing.
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