U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Texas have successfully thwarted a drug smuggling attempt coming across from Mexico, seizing more than $4 million worth of methamphetamine hidden within shipments of vegetables.
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The incident unfolded at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility in Pharr, Texas, last week. Officers from the Office of Field Operations encountered a tractor-trailer arriving from Mexico and decided to subject it to further inspection due to suspicions.
Upon physical inspection of the cargo, officers unearthed 2,232 packages weighing nearly 500 pounds. The packages contained a substantial quantity of methamphetamine, with an estimated street value of around $4.36 million.
“This massive shipment of narcotics will not make it to American streets thanks to our CBP officers who used their intuition and all our available tools and resources to stop this smuggling attempt,” Port Director Carlos Rodriguez said in a statement, Fox News Digital reports.
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The swift action of CBP officers led to the confiscation of the narcotics and the tractor-trailer. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents subsequently initiated a criminal investigation into the incident.
Port Director Carlos Rodriguez applauded the dedication of CBP officers in preventing the large shipment of narcotics from reaching American communities. Rodriguez emphasized that the CBP officers’ vigilance, intuition, and utilization of available tools were instrumental in halting this smuggling attempt.
