Texas authorities discovered more than 2,000 pounds of meth stuffed into hot peppers

The chili peppers were on a tractor-trailer that was selected for inspection by CBP officers on Sunday.
According to CBP, a subsequent physical inspection discovered 1,859 packages believed to be methamphetamine weighing 2,155 pounds. Field operations officers seized the peppers, drugs and tractor-trailer, and Homeland Security agents began a criminal investigation.

“Our CBP officers continue to be vigilant and intercept this massive amount of methamphetamine, keeping it from reaching American streets,” Port Director Carlos Rodriguez said in a statement.

According to CBP, the hidden shipment of serrano pepper is not the largest seizure recorded this year.

In February, field operators detect 13,000 pounds of methamphetamine were allegedly hidden in a tractor-trailer filled with absorbent material used in pig farming to keep newborn piglets dry. Authorities said the street value of the meth in that shipment was $117 million, making it the largest ever at a single port in a single operation. Laredo Director of Field Operations Donald Kussler described the arrest as “huge.”

“For too long, drug trafficking organizations have raked in billions of dollars at the expense of our communities, which are ravaged by addiction,” said Special Agent in Charge Mark Dawson, Home Office. , death and despair caused by these toxic substances.” Houston Security Investigations (HSI) at the time. He also thanked all law enforcement agencies involved. “We stopped a record amount of drugs from reaching Houston, where they could have killed countless lives.”