CBP seizes $2.5M worth of meth hidden in watermelon shipment
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility discovered more than 1,100 pounds of methamphetamine hidden within a shipment of watermelons.
and last updated 2021-05-22 19:23:54-04
OTAY MESA, Calif. (KGTV) -- A trailer carrying a shipment of watermelons through a checkpoint in Otay Mesa wasnât just hauling fruit â there was $2.5 million worth of methamphetamine mixed in with the watermelons, officials confirmed.
At about 6:45 a.m. Tuesday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Otay Mesa commercial facility inspected a tractor pulling a trailer âwith a shipment manifested as watermelons.â