Drugs worth more than $9.5 million on the street were found by officers stationed at a border crossing in Laredo on Tuesday, according to Homeland Security Investigations.
“Officers in the cargo environment interdicted and seized millions worth in alleged methamphetamine, an addictive synthetic stimulant that causes a significant number of deaths nationwide,” Laredo Port of Entry, Port Director Albert Flores said in a statement.
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WATCH HEREThe drugs were found after a 2004 Freightliner transporting a utility refrigerated trailer containing a commercial shipment of roses was referred for further inspection by a CBP officer.
The methamphetamine was found inside the product by a Border Patrol canine team.
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SIGN UP Methamphetamine packages totaling 1,033.96 pounds were taken from packages at the World Trade Bridge by CBP agents.
The total street value of the drugs was $9,507,568.
