Agents Make Third Largest Meth Bust in US Border Patrol History
Agents made the third largest methamphetamine bust in Border Patrol history in Texas last week.
The contraband was uncovered at the Falfurrias Border Patrol Station in Texas on December 8th.
According to Local 23 News, a semi tractor trailer was referred to the secondary inspection area for an immigration inspection on the driver which is not uncommon as CBP (Customs and Border Patrol) agents often do this with larger vehicles. What they found inside was shocking. Agents discovered 1,440 Clorox bottles filled with 3,000 pounds of liquid meth. The seized meth has an estimated $100M street value.
“This historical seizure is a prime example of our Agents’ efforts to continuously impact and degrade Transnational Criminal Organizations exploiting the Rio Grande Valley,” Gloria I. Chavez, RGV Sector Chief Patrol Agent said. “I am extremely proud of our Border Patrol Agents and how the interdiction kept these dangerous narcotics out of our communities.”
Drug traffickers often try to move meth in liquid form because it is easier to smuggle over the border, it can be hidden in all sorts of bottles. Sometimes its boiled to remove the fluid and leave the crystals, other users mix it with fluids and ingest it that way or inject it.
Featured image via: Eric Westervelt | Credit: NPR
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