US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Otay Mesa Cargo Facility discovered millions of dollars' worth of methamphetamine hidden in a shipment of peppers and tomatillos.
On Tuesday CBP officers encountered a 27-year-old male driving a commercial tractor-trailer with a shipment manifested for peppers and tomatillos. The driver was referred for further examination by CBP officers along with the tractor-trailer and shipment.
In the secondary inspection area, a CBP K-9 unit screened the shipment and alerted officers to examine the trailer more closely. Upon further examination, a CBP agriculture specialist discovered a box within the shipment containing a crystal-like substance.
CBP officers were radioed for further assistance and extracted a total of 3,594 packages from the shipment of peppers and tomatillos. The contents of the packages were tested and identified as methamphetamine with a weight of 3,671.58 pounds.
Source: cbp.gov