Customs officials seize around .5 million in cocaine hidden inside shipment of watermelons
Customs and Border Protection officers in Calexico, California intercepted cocaine hidden inside a shipment of watermelons, the agency announced Fr...
Customs and Border Protection officers in Calexico, California intercepted cocaine hidden inside a shipment of watermelons, the agency announced Friday. At around 6:20 a.m. Wednesday, customs officials directed the driver of a truck and trailer, who had a valid border crossing card, to a dock for an intensive inspection. While the man had a manifest for a shipment of watermelons, drug dogs soon sniffed out something suspicious. Further examination revealed 22 wrapped packages, weighing around 120 pounds in total, containing cocaine worth around $1.