DEA agents, Pharr police seize nearly $5 million worth of meth hidden in blueberry pallets
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Federal agents and officers with the Pharr Police Department seized 1,500 pounds of meth hidden in pallets of blueberries, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
The meth had a street value of approximately $4.8 million, according to a DEA official.
Eric Castañeda, assistant special agent with the McAllen DEA office, announced the seizure in a Thursday news conference.
The seizure was done after the Pharr Police Department contact the DEA office on Tuesday regarding a warehouse that contained “suspected narcotics,” according to Castañeda.
The load originated in the Mexican state of Michoacán and was destined for Atlanta, Georgia.
This was the third-largest seizure made in the area since the beginning of the year, Castañeda said.
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