A truckload of methamphetamine disguised as a shipment of watermelons was seized at a US-Mexico border crossing in San Diego, US Customs and Border Protection said.
The methamphetamine, valued at more than $US5 million ($7.46 million), was found last Friday, August 16, when the cargo aboard a tractor-trailer from Mexico was unloaded for a detailed inspection, the agency said in a statement.
Among real watermelons, officers found 1,220 packages wrapped in paper coloured to look like watermelon skins.
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The total weight of the packages amounted to 2,080 kilograms and testing determined the contents were methamphetamine, the agency said.
The truck driver was turned over to Homeland Security Investigations.
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