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US Border Agents Seize $5M Meth Shipment Disguised as Watermelons

The methamphetamine was hidden among real watermelons in a truck crossing from Mexico to San Diego.

  • Officers intercepted 1,220 packages of methamphetamine weighing over two tonnes.
  • The driver was handed over to Homeland Security for further investigation.
  • This seizure follows another recent meth find in a celery shipment at the same border.
  • Drug cartels frequently use produce to smuggle narcotics into the US.
  • Border agents credit Operation Apollo for increased drug seizure efficiency.
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