CBP: More than $15M of meth seized at Pharr bridge

PHARR, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The United States Customs and Border Protection seized a large load of methamphetamine, valued at more than $15 million, hidden within a tractor hauling carrots, according to a news release.

On July 10, CBP officers at the Pharr International Bridge encountered a commercial tractor-trailer entering the U.S. from Mexico with a shipment of carrots.

(Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection)

According to a news release from CBP, an officer referred the trailer for further inspection, where they found 311 packages of alleged methamphetamine that weighed a total of 1,706.37 pounds, hidden within the vehicle.

The methamphetamine has an estimated street value of $15,690,528.

CBP seized the narcotics and the commercial trailer. Homeland Security Investigations special agents initiated a criminal investigation, the release added.