Customs and Border Protection agents seized half a ton of methamphetamine hidden inside a trailer truck carrying sodas as it headed to the U.S.
The incident took place at a port of entry in Roma, Texas, when the trailer sought to enter the country from Mexico. Infobae detailed that agents selected the vehicle for a thorough review, leading a drug-sniffing dog to flag the presence of drugs in it.
A further inspection revealed the presence of more than 660 kilograms of meth, which has a street value of more than $13 million. The drugs and the vehicle were seized.
Several such incidents repeatedly take place at the border. Earlier this month, agents found more than $16 million worth of methamphetamine concealed inside a frozen mango shipment.
According to the Laredo Morning Times, the bust occurred on Sept. 9, when a CBP officer referred a tractor-trailer for secondary inspection. After conducting a nonintrusive scan and a canine sweep, officers discovered 733 packages of suspected methamphetamine hidden within the load of frozen mangoes.
Authorities reported the total weight of the seizure at approximately 1,790 pounds, with an estimated street value exceeding $16 million.
The drugs were immediately seized, and agents with Homeland Security Investigations launched a formal investigation, the newspaper reported.
Methamphetamine has become one of the most heavily trafficked drugs into the United States. According to CBP data, the amount of meth seized this year along the U.S.–Mexico border is nearly four times higher than that of the next most commonly confiscated drug.
Another episode took place on August 31, when a Mexican man was detained while attempting to smuggle hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of meth inside a cooler.
The agency noted that the incident took place on August 31, when an officer directed the man's car to a secondary inspection at a port of entry in Eagle Pass.
Drug-sniffing dogs then discovered some 27 pounds of meth worth over $2 million, as well as 2.3 pounds of cocaine.
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