More than 100 pounds of methamphetamines were seized at the U.S.-Mexico border after authorities found the drugs disguised as candy and hidden in canned food.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
, officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge in Hidalgo, Texas, inspected a white Mercedes transport van arriving from Mexico on April 20 and found 110 packages of candy wrappers with about 13 pounds of crystal methamphetamine inside. They also found 12 containers of canned foods filled with nearly 90 pounds of liquid methamphetamine. Investigators said the drugs have a street value of more than $900,000.
Drug seizures at the U.S.-Mexico border were up 6% in February compared to January, according to a CBP report released in March.
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