Watermelon shipment was 2 tons of plastic-wrapped meth, CBP says
by: Fernie Ortiz
Posted: Aug 20, 2024 / 05:59 PM CDT
Updated: Aug 20, 2024 / 11:28 PM CDT
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — Like tiny gifts, smugglers wrapped packages of meth in bright green plastic with stripes that made them look like small watermelons.
Each bundle of meth resembled a small watermelon piñata or a paper watermelon lantern. They arrived last Friday at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry Commercial Facility in San Diego in a tractor-trailer driven by a 29-year-old man who was supposed to be hauling real watermelons.
It is unclear if the truck was carrying any actual fruit, but during a more thorough inspection, agents discovered they were hiding 1,220 packages of meth.
In all, border officers found 4,587 pounds of meth worth more than $5 million, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.
https://www.borderreport.com/immigration/border-crime/watermelon-shipment-was-2-tons-of-meth-in-wrapping-cbp-says/
