$35.2 million in meth was seized from a truck hauling strawberry puree, US Customs and Border Protec

[rebewranger]

$35.2 million in meth was seized from a truck hauling strawberry puree, US Customs and Border Protection says
 
By Holly Yan, CNN - 2h ago


A plot to move almost a ton of methamphetamine in a shipment of strawberry puree got crushed when US Customs and Border Protection officers discovered the concealed drugs.

 On April 12, a CBP officer assigned to the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas, saw a tractor trailer arriving from Mexico hauling a shipment of strawberry puree and referred it for another examination, the agency said.

"After conducting a thorough secondary examination, which included utilization of non-intrusive inspection (NII) equipment, CBP officers discovered 158 packages containing a total of nearly 1,761 pounds (798.88 kg) of alleged methamphetamine concealed within the shipment. The methamphetamine had an estimated street value of more than $35.2 million," CBP said.

"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 Albert Flores, port director for the Laredo Port of Entry.

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[rebewranger]

One of the natural benefits to open borders is the reduction of drugs coming from Mejico.

[Smokin Joe]

One of the natural benefits to open borders is the reduction of drugs coming from Mejico.

Given the volume and value of these drugs, and the insistence by our Government that the border remain open, I am inclined to believe that the payoffs include some key people who make policy on this side of the Border, right up to the top.

[Fishrrman]

I realize I sound like a broken record on this, but...

SEAL the border.
CLOSE it, totally.

No people in.
No cars in.
No buses in.
No trucks in.
NOTHING in.

As in, "sealed up tighter than a drum".

There are other ways to move/examine merchandise moving between the USA and Mexico.

As for people -- we don't need any more of their business.
Adios.

[240B]

I wonder if they came up with this from watching Breaking Bad?
This article is straight out of the show.

[mountaineer]

I wonder if they came up with this from watching Breaking Bad?
This article is straight out of the show.

My new favorite program is "To Catch a Smuggler," which follows border cops, customs officials and airport police in many cities and countries as they try to stop the flow of cocaine, fentanyl, ecstasy and the like.