The drugs, valued at more than $5 million, were hidden in paper packages painted to look like watermelons.
Smugglers trying to sneak meth across the U.S. border did a questionable job in trying to hide it in "watermelons."OTAY MESA, California — An attempt to sneak more than 4,500 pounds of methamphetamine into the U.S. from Mexico in a shipment of watermelons went sour for the smugglers.
The drugs, valued at more than $5 million, were seized last week by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility when they were found hidden in a commercial tractor-trailer.. The drugs were wrapped in paper packages, which were painted to look like watermelons and then placed amongst the shipment of real melons.
Border agents found the drugs after pulling over a 29-year-old man driving the tractor-trailer. The driver was turned over to the custody of Homeland Security Investigations. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our
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