Border agents seized almost $6 million worth of methamphetamine from trucks carrying shipments of produce — real and fake — into California.
Officers recently found and seized almost $6 million worth of methamphetamine in less than two weeks at the United States- Mexico border, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced. Officials said the drug hauls were discovered in two separate incidents, hidden inside a shipment of celery and wrapped in packaging designed to resemble watermelons.
As San Diego County contends with a well-documented crisis over methamphetamine abuse that has run rampant for decades and is linked to smuggling, Hernandez noted in that statement the agency's 'commitment to protecting our communities from the perils of drug trafficking.'Less than two weeks after the celery seizure, agents at the same inspection facility in Otay Mesa discovered an even larger haul of methamphetamine. This time, the produce meant to conceal the drugs was fake.
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