# 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.
- Title: A ton of meth, hidden in cabbage · Valleynewslive | Shortify
- Summary: Federal agents pulled more than 2,000 pounds of methamphetamine out of a produce shipment in South Texas. Traffickers bury drugs inside ordinary food…
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- Source: Valleynewslive — https://valleynewslive.com/2026/09/12/more-than-2000-pounds-meth-found-hidden-cabbage-shipment
- Published: 2026-09-12T18:57:54.284+00:00
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- Topics: meth, dea, smuggling, border, texas, news, local
## 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.
## Key takeaway

Traffickers bury drugs inside ordinary food freight, and catching it takes several agencies working the same load.