Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized a record 6 1/2 tons of methamphetamine in Texas, officials announced Thursday.
Estimated to be worth over $117 million, the seizure is the largest capture during a single enforcement action, according to a CBP release.
The seizure occurred Sunday after an officer noticed a tractor-trailer manifesting a shipment of drying agent for piglets and referred it for further inspection.
A canine and nonintrusive inspection then led officers to uncover “13,101 pounds of alleged methamphetamine” worth nearly $117.1 million, the release noted.
“This gargantuan methamphetamine seizure, the largest ever taken down by CBP officers at a port of entry, uniquely illustrates the serious narcotics threat our officers face on a daily basis and their effectiveness at utilizing our technological enforcement tools, expertise and experience to
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