SAN DIEGO (AP) — A truckload of methamphetamine disguised as a shipment of watermelons was seized at a U.S.-Mexico border crossing in San Diego,Databec Exchange U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.
The methamphetamine, valued at more than $5 million, was found Aug. 16 when the cargo aboard a tractor-trailer from Mexico was unloaded for a detailed inspection, the agency said in a statement.
Among real watermelons, officers found 1,220 packages wrapped in paper colored to look like watermelon skins.
The total weight of the packages amounted to 4,587 pounds (2,080 kilograms) and testing determined the contents were methamphetamine, the agency said.
The truck driver was turned over to Homeland Security Investigations.
2025-05-07 02:592847 view
2025-05-07 02:401116 view
2025-05-07 02:041582 view
2025-05-07 02:01356 view
2025-05-07 01:55209 view
2025-05-07 00:501750 view
This movie was all that.Case in point: She’s All Thathad Freddie Prinze Jr., Rachael Leigh Cookand a
A gag order. The House Speaker turning up outside court. Angry denouncements of the judge overseeing
The Dali container ship experienced a near-perfect storm of calamities before it struck Baltimore’s