$12.7 Million Worth Of Meth Found Hidden In Frozen Strawberry Shipment Arriving To Texas From Mexico

PHARR, TX. (THECOUNT) — The U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced a major meth bust in a commercial shipment of frozen strawberries arriving from Mexico over the weekend.

Border Patrol agents say they discovered 900 lbs of methamphetamine after a truck driven by a 42-year-old male Mexican citizen hauling a frozen strawberries shipment was detained for further inspection at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge cargo facility in Texas.

When Customs and Border Protection further inspected the strawberry shipment, officers discovered 350 packages of alleged methamphetamine concealed within the trailer. In total, 906 pounds of methamphetamine was seized from the shipment.

“This was an outstanding interception our officers accomplished this weekend,” said Port Director David Gonzalez, Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry. “Our officers’ astute sense of awareness and tenacity is unparalleled and truly commendable.” WBTV.

A statement released by CBP on Twitter said they “hit the drug-smuggling organizations hard this weekend with a substantial interception of hard narcotics, seizing $12,700,000 worth of methamphetamine.”

Geo quick facts: Pharr is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 70,400, and in 2016 the estimated population was 77,320. Pharr is connected by bridge to the Mexican city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas. Pharr is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas – Wikipedia.