'Huge' load of meth worth $18.5 million found in trailer carrying fresh carrots

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers made the discovery at the Pharr International Bridge in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas.

A “huge” load of methamphetamine worth $18.5 million has been stopped at the U.S. border with Mexico, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said on Tuesday.

“Our officers’ mindset and dedication is genuinely apparent, as evidenced by this outstanding seizure.” Their investigation unveiled 384 packages of methamphetamine for a combined weight of 929.5 pounds hidden inside the trailer. OFO seized the packages, the tractor and the trailer, while the case remains under investigation by agents with Homeland Security Investigations.

This year to date, CPB has seized a combined 208,290 pounds of narcotics. With 32,814 pounds, methamphetamine is third-most common drug among those on the list, marginally behind cocaine.

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