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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tbscotty68 on April 25th, 2022 at 13:44 UTC »
Well, great! My weekend plans just got more expensive!
jessek on April 25th, 2022 at 03:11 UTC »
Well since Pollos Hermanos got shut down…
arkofjoy on April 25th, 2022 at 03:05 UTC »
Great job, wrong take away.
The correct takeaway would have been "it is clear that drug prohibition has failed, it is encouraging the production of drugs on an industry scale, clearly giving the cartels immense power and wealth, and incentivising the consumption of the worst possible drugs, because they are easier to manufacture.
We clearly need to end the multi decade failed policy of the so called "war on drugs" "
That is the correct headline.