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$6.5 million in meth hidden in flowers seized at Laredo port of entry

CBP officers found 712 pounds of the drug at World Trade Bridge on Friday

Federal agents confiscated $6.5 million in methamphetamine hidden in a shipment of flowers at a Laredo port of entry Friday. (Copyright 2024 by KSAT - All rights reserved.)

LAREDO, Texas – Federal agents confiscated $6.5 million in methamphetamine at a Laredo port of entry Friday.

According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a man driving a utility refrigerated trailer told CBP officers at the World Trade Bridge that he was hauling a shipment of flowers.

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Following an inspection, CBP officers found 712 pounds of meth within the flowers, officials said.

CBP seized the drugs. Homeland Security Investigations special agents are investigating.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized $6.5 million in methamphetamine at a Laredo port of entry. (Copyright 2024 by KSAT - All rights reserved.)

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