U.S. Authorities Find Millions Worth Of Meth Stuffed In Shipment of Peppers and Cucumbers

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection patch on the uniform of Rodolfo Karisch, Rio Grande Valley sector chief patrol agent for the U.S. Border Patrol. (Credit: Alex Edelman/Getty Images)

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents seized millions of dollars worth of methamphetamine hidden in a shipment that claimed to have peppers and cucumbers.

Authorities detailed that a tractor-trailer that entered from Mexico was referred for further inspection, leading a K-9 team to detect some 300 packages weighing over 1,600 pounds.