$25 million in meth found hidden in bottles resembling Topo Chico, blueberries on Texas-Mexico border
Roma and Pharr, Texas officers seized close to 4,000 pounds of meth last week
Ryan Cerna, Digital News Trainee
TEXAS – More than $25 million in methamphetamine was recently found hidden in food products along the Texas-Mexico border.
On Wednesday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in Roma, Texas seized more than $20 million in meth hidden in bottled mineral water resembling Topo Chico.
A tractor-trailer was caught with 1,632 bottles of the beverage carrying 2,268 pounds of liquid meth, according to a news release.
The discovery was made a day after nearly $5 million in meth was found hidden in blueberry pallets in Pharr, Texas.
The seizure occurred after the Pharr Police Department contacted the McAllen DEA office over suspected narcotics in a warehouse, KRGV reported.
About 1,500 pounds of meth was found in the warehouse hidden with blueberries.
KRGV reported that the seizure was the third largest of the year in the area.