US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on June 2nd seized more than $4 million worth of methamphetamine hidden in Brussels sprouts shipped along the US-Mexico border.

CBP media said the trailer carrying the shipment was subjected to further scrutiny and the use of drug-sniffing dogs after an initial investigation found it to be fraudulent. release Thursday. CBP officials, with the help of K9, extracted a total of 148 methamphetamine parcels, weighing 2,052.20 pounds and worth $4,309,620, hidden within the floor and roof of the trailer, the media release said. The freight driver was a 51-year-old man. The incident occurred at the Calexico East Freight Facility, a border crossing in Imperial County, California, according to a statement.

Calexo District Port Authority Roque Kaza said in a statement that the successful seizure of the cargo was the result of a combination of “officer’s intuition” and “high skill”, praising the “excellent work” of the officers. bottom. (Related: Authorities discover two drug tunnels at border)

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— Field Operations Director Sidney Aki (@DFOSanDiegoCA) June 8, 2023

The U.S.-Mexico border could be a drug pipeline for a long time.US federal agent confiscated In 2011, more than 17 tons of marijuana were found in a cross-border drug smuggling tunnel connecting Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego, California. CBP agents seized over 1,500 pounds of cocaine, worth more than $11.8 million, hidden in a package of baby wipes in Laredo. Texas port of entry, according to CBP media in 2022 release.Eugene Crawford, director of field operations, said the seizure was the largest cocaine bust Within 20 years.