Green onions conceal 614 pounds of meth at US-Mexico border, officers say

Meth hidden in boxes of green onions couldn’t foil X-rays and a drug dog at a U.S.-Mexico border crossing, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officials say.

Officers stopped a big-rig driven by a 31-year-old Mexican man at the Otay Mesa crossing in San Diego, California, at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, a release says.

An X-ray of the cargo “identified anomalies” within the boxes of produce, according to the release. A drug-detection dog also alerted officers to the shipment.

A search found 614 pounds of methamphetamine in 40 packages mixed in with the green onions, the Customs and Border Patrol release says.

Officers seized the big rig and meth, valued at $1.4 million, the release says.

The driver was turned over to the Department of Homeland Security for further investigation.

This story was originally published July 21, 2020 at 12:08 PM with the headline "Green onions conceal 614 pounds of meth at US-Mexico border, officers say."