U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized over $10 million worth of hidden liquid methamphetamine from a truck at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry.
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The bust happened Sunday after CBP officers directed a woman driving a Dodge pickup truck to secondary inspection.
A non-intrusive inspection system scan, along with canine officers, helped uncover nearly 1,149 pounds of liquid methamphetamine concealed inside an external fuel tank, CBP said in a statement Thursday.
The seized drugs carry a street value of $10.5 million, according to CBP.
“Our frontline CBP officers maintained strict vigilance, utilized high tech tools and took down a significant amount of liquid methamphetamine,” Eagle Pass Port Director Pete Beattie said. “Seizures like these illustrate perfectly CBP’s ongoing commitment to upholding CBP’s border security mission and protecting our communities.”
