US Agents Discover Fake Watermelons Filled With Drugs | 100.3 WHEB

At the US-Mexico border, US border agents seized a truck containing more than $5 million worth of hidden methamphetamine. in a load of watermelonsThe drugs, wrapped in plastic dyed two shades of green to resemble the fruit, were placed between real watermelons. A week earlier, officials at the same border crossing discovered nearly 660 pounds of meth hidden in a shipment of celery. Hiding drugs in produce is a common method of smuggling illegal substances across the border, with banana shipments being the most popular. Recently, officials have also found narcotics in Gouda cheese and avocados. The driver was turned over to Homeland Security officials. Mexican drug cartels are the primary producers and suppliers of meth to the United States.