CBP Seizes $17M Meth Shipment in Blackberries

0:00It's March 29th. Welcome in. This is Dallas News Today, where local news meets AI. CVP officers at the Far International Bridge in Texas just made a huge bust. Seizing 1,984 pounds of methamphetamine, hidden inside a truckload of blackberries. That's 862 packages with a street value, topping $17,737,200. The truck rode in from Renosa, Mexico on the evening of March 23rd. Officers pulled it for a secondary check and used scanners to spot the drugs buried among the fruit boxes. Port director Carlos Rodriguez called it a prime example of their drive to protect communities from this poison flowing across the border. Agents grabbed the meth and the whole tractor trailer. Now Homeland Security Investigations is digging into the smuggling ring with a full criminal probe underway. This hit keeps major weight off the streets and ramps up the pressure on traffickers trying to sneak through.