Drugs found in squash at South Texas port of entry, CBP says

Texas Border Patrol finds nearly $9M in meth in Mexican squash shipment

A shipment of chayote, a squash native to Mexico, was seized after border patrol officers found more than 1,000 pounds of meth hidden in the cargo.

Drugs found in squash at South Texas port of entry, CBP says

PHARR, Texas (Border Report) -- Almost $9 million worth of methamphetamine was found hidden in a shipment of squash from Mexico at a South Texas port of entry, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. Migrant registry has few takers, groups say The drugs weighed over 1,000 pounds and were found Sunday in 3,770 packages that were concealed in a shipment of chayote, also known as vegetable pear, at the Pharr International Bridge, CBP said We…

That’s not squash: CBP finds nearly $9M in meth shipment at Pharr bridge

CBP officers at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility seized nearly 269 pounds of cocaine hidden in a shipment of chayote on Sunday, April 13, 2025. (Courtesy: CBP) Hidden within a shipment of chayote, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found packages containing more than 1,000 pounds of methamphetamine at the Pharr International Bridge.  Chayote is also known as vegetable pear, which is a green, pear-shaped squash native to Mex…

CBP officers seize over $14M of alleged methamphetamine at southern border

CBP officers working at the Pharr International Bridge at the southern border of Texas discovered over $14 million worth of methamphetamine in a shipment of peppers and cucumbers

CBP agents secured drugs hidden in packets of vegetables from Mexico

U.S. authorities seized in Texas a trailer from Mexico, which was loaded with 741 kilograms of synthetic drugs valued at $14.6 million, the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported.They disguise truck with drugs with peppers and cucumbersThe dependence of the U.S. government specified, in a statement, that the seizure occurred at the loading facilities of the Pharr International Bridge, when a load manifested as fresh bell peppers …