CBP Finds $18 Million Worth of Drugs in Broccoli Shipment
CBP stopped about $18 million worth of methamphetamine that was hidden in a broccoli shipment at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility in Texas, the agency said in a Feb. 21 news release. The drugs were found on Feb. 16…
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“after a CBP officer referred a tractor/trailer hauling a commercial shipment of fresh broccoli for further examination,” it said. The drugs were seized “along with the tractor/trailer and the case remains under investigation by Homeland Security Investigations,” CBP said.