Border Officers In Texas Seize $847K Of Meth In Jars Of Lard

Jars of lard in a cardboard box. CBP officers seized loads of 32.40 pounds, 31.39 pounds, and 30.99 pounds of methamphetamine within jars of lard at

Jars of lard in carboard box. CBP officers seized loads of 32.40 pounds, 31.39 pounds and 30.99 pounds of methamphetamine within jars of lard at Eagle Pass Port of Entry — Jars of lard in a cardboard box. CBP officers seized loads of 32.40 pounds, 31.39 pounds, and 30.99 pounds of methamphetamine within jars of lard at Eagle Pass Port of Entry

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers in Texas seized three loads of methamphetamine with a combined street value of more than $847,000 on the same day.

“Our CBP officers scored a triple play; taking down three loads of methamphetamine with a combined total street value of more than $847,000, all on the same day,” said Port Director Pete Beattie, Eagle Pass Port of Entry. “These seizures reflect our continued dedication to CBP’s border security mission.”

All three seizures occurred on Feb. 27 at Eagle Pass International Bridge. In each seizure event, CBP officers referred a vehicle to secondary inspection.

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Further physical examination, canine examinations, and nonintrusive inspection systems scans yielded seizures of 32.40 pounds, 31.39 pounds, and 30.99 pounds of methamphetamine, respectively, within jars of lard in each vehicle.

CBP seized the narcotics and vehicles. Homeland Security Investigations special agents initiated criminal investigations into all three seizures.

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