U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than two tons of methamphetamine hidden in pallets of radishes at a California border crossing.
It is the second time in two days that such a discovery was made at California border crossings from Mexico.
The K-9 alerted CBP officers to the possible presence of narcotics hidden in the pallets of radishes, the statement reports. CBP officials seized the drugs worth an estimated $5,475,000 and turned the driver over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations for further disposition, the statement reports.
This is the second such discovery in two days. On January 29, CBP officers assigned to the Otay Mesa Port of Entry encountered another tractor-trailer with a manifest for a shipment of radishes. Again, a non-intrusive inspection and K-9 search led to the discovery of what was described as a “large amount of narcotics hidden in the pallets of radishes.”Otay Mesa CBP officers seized a large quantity of narcotics packed inside a load of radishes.
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