$5.5 million worth of narcotics hidden in mango, cabbage and watermelon shipments
Customs and Border Protection officers at the Pharr International Bridge and Otay Mesa cargo facilities have foiled three attempts to smuggle more than $5.5 million worth of narcotics into the US. The drugs were hidden in mango, cabbage and watermelon shipments from Mexico.
A press release from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from May 29 explained how CBP officers assigned to the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge loading facility inspected a tractor/trailer arriving from Mexico with a load of fresh mangoes. Using all available tools and resources, discovered packages of suspected narcotics concealed within the shipment.
American border inspectors intercepted an alleged shipment of $4.3million worth of methamphetamine that was hidden inside 114 packages of cucumber pickles.
US Customs and Border Protection said that the alleged attempt to smuggle narcotics was foiled on April 17 by officers manning the border crossing at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge, which spans the Rio Grande river between Tamaulipas in Mexico and Pharr in Texas.
‘This substantial quantity of hard narcotics will not make its final destination in the United States,’ said Port Director Carlos Rodriguez, Port of Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas.
‘This interdiction reinforces our officers’ role in advancing CBP’s border security mission by preventing dangerous drugs from entering and negatively impacting our communities.’
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