US Border Patrol agents seized more than 2,000 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in the jalapeño and cucumber shipments at the southern border Tuesday night, authorities said.
According to US Customs and Border Protection, the agent busts after the drug dog warns the inspector of possible drugs in a tractor trailer at Far International Bridge. I made it.
In total, CBP confiscated 8,206 packages of methamphetamine and 26 packages of heroin.
“Our CBP officials don't skip the beat when it comes to securing borders. This interception shows the important work that CBP does to secure borders from harmful drugs,” says Hidalgo. said Carlos Rodriguez, port director for /Pharr/Anzalduas ports.
The agents crossed the east of Mexicali on the same day to create two other female busts, CBP said.
First, the K-9 unit warned inspectors about drugs that could have been hidden in a pickup truck run by a Mexican citizen resident in the United States.
The truck was found to have 92 packages hidden in spare tires, tailgates and speakers, covered in scalpels.
Later that day, agents caught a 65-year-old woman trying to cross the border by tying four pounds of methane around her torso.
The total value of drugs seized on these two busts was over $150,000.
Both drivers were handed over to the U.S. immigration and customs enforcement Homeland Security Survey.
