From Valleynewslive · · 1m 10s
A ton of meth, hidden in cabbage
Federal agents pulled more than 2,000 pounds of methamphetamine out of a produce shipment in South Texas.
In brief
Federal agents pulled more than 2,000 pounds of methamphetamine out of a produce shipment in South Texas. Traffickers bury drugs inside ordinary food freight, and catching it takes several agencies working the same load. Originally reported by Valleynewslive.
One ton of meth
DEA agents found more than 2,000 pounds of methamphetamine in a single seizure. That is over a ton of product in one load.
Hidden in the cabbage
The drugs were packed inside a shipment of cabbage, blending into ordinary refrigerated produce freight.
“More than one ton (2,000 pounds) of methamphetamine was found hidden in a shipment of cabbage”
Found in the Rio Grande Valley
The McAllen DEA office made the find in the Rio Grande Valley, a corridor where produce trucks move north in volume every day.
A task force catch
The seizure came out of a Homeland Security Task Force investigation, not a routine one-off stop.
“The seizure was in partnership with a Homeland Security Task Force investigation”
Several agencies on it
The FBI and U.S. Customs and Border Protection helped, along with other agencies working the same case.
Why produce works as cover
Food shipments are bulky, perishable and time-pressured, which is exactly what smugglers count on. It takes coordinated intelligence to pick the right truck.
What to remember
Traffickers bury drugs inside ordinary food freight, and catching it takes several agencies working the same load.
