$35 million worth of meth seized from truck hauling strawberry purée

0
16K


U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently seized a “mammoth” amount of illegal drugs at a Texas border crossing.

 

The drug seizure occurred on April 12 at the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas.

A CBP referred a tractor trailer arriving from Mexico hauling a shipment of strawberry purée for a secondary inspection.

 

With the help of non-intrusive inspection equipment, officers discovered 158 packages containing a total of nearly 1,761 pounds of alleged methamphetamine concealed within the shipment.

Officials said that the street value of the seized drugs is $35.2 million.

CBP seized the suspected drugs. The case remains under investigation by Homeland Security Investigations.

 

“This mammoth seizure of methamphetamine underscores the reality of the drug threat we face at the port of entry and the determination of our frontline officers to apply the latest inspections technology coupled with officer experience to keep our border secure,” said Port Director Albert Flores, Laredo Port of Entry.



Search
Sponsored
Categories
Read More
Trucking News
Three day semi truck ‘safety’ blitz starts today in more than a dozen states
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is spearheading a multi-state enforcement...
By MEGA MISTAKES 2021-08-10 23:00:18 0 13K
Video
Baltimore Key Bridge collapse: vehicles fall into water after ship hits bridge
A major bridge in Baltimore in the US state of Maryland has snapped and collapsed after...
By MEGA MISTAKES 2024-03-26 11:10:33 0 19K
Trucking News
Truck driver charged with vehicular homicide in fiery I-85 crash that killed 3 adults and 5 children in Georgia
JACKSON COUNTY, Ga. — A 33-year-old truck driver has been arrested on vehicular homicide...
By Truck Drivers Life 2025-10-15 14:20:41 0 11K
Trucking News
Love’s opens truck stop in Washington with 57 truck parking spaces
On Thursday, Love’s Travel Stops opened a new truck stop in Franklin County,...
By MEGA MISTAKES 2022-08-29 14:24:15 0 15K
Trucking News
3 killed, 5 hospitalized after fiery tractor-trailer crash sparks call to ban big rigs on Route 40 in Fayette County
HENRY CLAY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Three people were killed and five others were hospitalized after...
By Truck Drivers Life 2025-11-13 16:24:45 0 2K
News | Truck Drivers Life | Social Network for Truck Drivers https://www.truckdrivers.life