A big-rig driver was taken into custody this week after attempting to smuggle a ton of methamphetamine in a tractor-trailer containing Brussels sprouts, authorities said Saturday.
The arrest was reported by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers after they stopped a 51-year-old man driving a tractor-trailer.
“Smugglers are constantly utilizing innovative methods to conceal narcotics,” said Roque Caza, the Calexico Area Port Director.
At the checkpoint on Thursday, an inspection was conducted, and CBP personnel requested a narcotics detector dog to screen the cargo, resulting in the discovery of 148 packages concealed within the floor and roof of the trailer.
The narcotics were tested and identified as methamphetamine, weighing more than 2,000 pounds. They have an estimated street value of $4.3 million, according to CBP officers.
The driver was detained and handed over to Homeland Security Investigations.
– City News Service
