$10 Millions of Meth Found in Shipment of Roses at Texas Border

This is a huge drug bust at the border! Bundles containing $10.2 million in powder, crystal methamphetamine, and cocaine hidden in a tractor-trailer seized by CBP officers at World Trade Bridge. Bundles containing $10.2 million in powder, crystal methamphetamine, and cocaine hidden in a tractor-trailer seized by CBP officers at World Trade Bridge.

The seizure occurred on Thursday, Dec. 21 at the World Trade Bridge, when a CBP officer referred a 2001 Freightliner tractor hauling a utility refrigerated trailer manifesting a commercial shipment of cut flowers for secondary inspection. Following a canine and non-intrusive inspection system examination, CBP officers discovered a total of 164.72 pounds of alleged methamphetamine in powder form, 854.07 pounds of alleged methamphetamine in crystal form, and 165.34 pounds of alleged cocaine within the commodity.

The narcotics combined had a street value of $10,298,520.  Read the full press release by clicking here.

FENTANYL FACTS:

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine. It is a major contributor to fatal and nonfatal overdoses in the U.S. There are two types of fentanyl: pharmaceutical fentanyl and illicitly manufactured fentanyl. Both are considered synthetic opioids. Pharmaceutical fentanyl is prescribed by doctors to treat severe pain, especially after surgery and for advanced-stage cancer.

Fentanyl and other synthetic opioids are the most common drugs involved in overdose deaths.¹ Even in small doses, it can be deadly. Over 150 people die every day from overdoses related to synthetic opioids like fentanyl.²

Drugs may contain deadly levels of fentanyl, and you wouldn’t be able to see it, taste it, or smell it. It is nearly impossible to tell if drugs have been laced with fentanyl unless you test your drugs with fentanyl test strips.