A shipment of papayas from Mexico contained methamphetamine worth more than $23 million that was seized by officers from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Field Operations at the Pharr International Bridge in Texas.
The illegal drugs were hidden inside a tractor-trailer carrying the papayas, CBP said in a statement on July 9.
“This massive methamphetamine seizure reflects the dangerous reality of the drug threat our officers face every day and the effective utilization of experience and technology to zero in and take down these shipments,” said Carlos Rodríguez, director of the Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas port of entry.
The discovery occurred on July 6, when CBP officers at the Pharr International Bridge inspected a commercial trailer entering from Mexico with a shipment of fruit….