Border officials seized a trailer of produce that was concealing more than 37 pounds of cocaine making its way into the U.S., federal officials said.
The shipment of avocados stopped the cargo Sept. 13 at the Pharr International Bridge in Texas, according to a Sept. 16 news release from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
After taking a closer look, officers said they found 16 packages of cocaine, a schedule II narcotic.
It’s not the only time drugs have been found concealed in produce recently. In August, inspectors uncovered hundreds of fake watermelons hiding more than 4,500 pounds of methamphetamine at a U.S.-Mexico border crossing in California, federal officials said.
Officers at the crossing also intercepted a shipment of 629 pounds of methamphetamine hidden among a shipment of celery, the agency said.
Pharr is about a 230-mile drive south from San Antonio.
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