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PHARR, Texas (CNN) — Customs and Border Protection officers recently seized more than $4 million worth of suspected methamphetamine at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge cargo facility, the agency said.
On April 17, CBP officers examined a tractor-trailer hauling a commercial shipment of fresh cucumber pickles into Texas with a non-intrusive imaging system and found it was hiding 114 packages of alleged methamphetamine weighing 217 pounds, according to a statement. That's $4,343,000 worth of drugs, CBP said.
The CBP's Office of Field Operations seized the narcotics and the tractor-trailer.
"This interdiction reinforces our officers' role in advancing CBP's border security mission by preventing dangerous drugs from entering and negatively impacting our communities," Port Director Carlos Rodriguez said.
Funky pickles: #CBP officers at #Pharr, Texas International Bridge seize $4M in methamphetamine hidden in a tractor trailer hauling a shipment of cucumber pickles. Read more: https://t.co/kBbPeq4MZmpic.twitter.com/5GhlqABYCW
— CBP South Texas (@CBPSouthTexas) April 21, 2021
CBP South Texas tweeted a photo of the drugs smuggled in the produce, calling them "funky pickles."
The Department of Homeland Security is investigating.
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