Brussels sprouts shipment turns into $4.3M drug bust, border patrol says
By Jessica JohnsonPublished June 17, 2023 7:55PMUpdated 8:04PMU.S. Border SecurityFOX 10 Phoenix
CALEXICO, Calif. - A tractor-trailer meant to be shipping Brussels sprouts was found to have millions of dollars worth of meth hiding inside of it, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.
On June 2 around 7:30 p.m., authorities at the Calexico East Cargo Facility stopped a 51-year-old man driving a tractor-trailer "with a shipment manifested for brussels sprouts."
The driver and his truck were referred for further examination.
"At the inspection area, a non-intrusive inspection was conducted of the tractor-trailer and its shipment, when irregularities were observed. CBP officers requested a CBP human/narcotics detector dog to screen the cargo, to which he alerted CBP officers to the presence of narcotics," border patrol said.
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