Dog sniffs out 354 pounds of meth hidden in pickup truck at U.S. border
CBSN
Authorities recently seized 354 pounds of methamphetamine hidden inside the bed of a pickup truck that crossed the border into the United States from Mexico. The drugs were found and collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Paso Del Norte international crossing, which connects El Paso in Texas and Ciudad Juárez in the Mexican state of Chihuahua.
The seizure happened at around 4 p.m. local time on Saturday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a news release issued Monday.
"This is an enormous seizure and demonstrates the need for CBP officers to remain vigilant at all times," said Hector Mancha, the director of field operation at U.S. Customs and Border Protection El Paso, said in the release. "CBP officers utilized a variety of tools to identify and stop this smuggler."
