CBP officers seize over $14M of alleged methamphetamine at southern border

U S Customs and Dividing line Protection CBP officers at the Pharr International Bridge between South Texas and Mexico discovered a shipment of over million worth of methamphetamine which was concealed in a shipment of vegetables The discovery of the drugs within shipments of bell peppers and cucumbers was made on April when CBP officers assigned to the international bridge cargo facility encountered a tractor trailer entering the U S from Mexico After inspecting the truck a CBP officer referred the -wheeler for further inspection The secondary inspection involved physically inspecting the truck using non-intrusive equipment as well as a canine crew EDGE CROSSINGS HIT RECORD LOW IN MARCH THANKS TO VIGILANT WORK OF AGENTS REPORTDuring the inspection the unit of officers discovered packages of alleged methamphetamine weighing about pounds concealed within the trailer CBP officers seized the narcotics and bus and the review was turned over to Homeland Shield Investigations HSI Our CBP officers continue to use all tools and materials to safeguard our borders by preventing these harmful narcotics from reaching America s streets Port Director Carlos Rodriguez mentioned DEM SENATOR BACKS TRUMP'S FENTANYL CRACKDOWN PLAN WE HAVE TO DESTROY THE CARTELSThe bust comes after CBP seized pounds of fentanyl in March an increase of from February according to CBP's monthly statement for March which was shared on Monday CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPNationwide in March seizures of cocaine methamphetamine heroin fentanyl and marijuana increased from February Also in March cocaine seizures went up by and methamphetamine seizures increased from February