CBP seizes massive meth haul worth millions stashed in secret tile shipment

Homeland Security CBP seizes massive meth haul worth millions stashed in secret tile shipment A canine unit first flagged the truck, leading officers to discover 200 packages weighing over 908 pounds By Leo Briceno Fox News Published April 28, 2026 5:00am EDT | Updated April 28, 2026 5:11am EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video House Speaker Johnson: Must move Senate funding for ICE, CBP now House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., says the House will take up the Senate funding package for ICE and Border Patrol now, because there is not enough time to go through a lengthy budget reconciliation process before DHS cash runs dry. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A routine Customs and Border Protection (CBP) inspection of a commercial truck last Tuesday became the most recent in a string of drug apprehensions when officers discovered $8.1 million worth of methamphetamine disguised as a shipment of tiles. if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('tablet', 'lb2', 'tablet-tw-ad-lb2', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban1', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban1', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } The apprehension is an example of the many ways smugglers attempt to bring narcotics across the U.S. border and sparked praise from officials for CBP’s operations."As this significant seizure aptly illustrates, CBP officers work tirelessly to ensure that commerce flows and hard narcotics are stopped in their tracks," Port Director Carlos Rodriguez said in a statement. if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('desktop', 'lb2', 'desktop-desk-ad-lb2', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } CBP officials were first alerted to the contents during a canine unit screening. if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban2', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban2', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } CARTEL DRONES POSE 'DANGEROUS' DRUG TRAFFICKING RISK IN BORDER STATE, OFFICIAL WARNS A CBP officer in uniform, left, pictured alongside an image of 908 pounds of narcotics seized last Tuesday. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images; CBP) if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('tablet', 'lb3', 'tablet-tw-ad-lb3', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } Upon further inspection, CBP officers discovered packets of white powder contained within the pallets of tile, unveiling a haul with an estimated street value of $8,119,696. Officers extracted 200 packages with a combined weight of 908.30 pounds.The apprehension is just one of many such seizures that smugglers have tried to bring over into the U.S., posing as some other product. if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban3', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban3', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike…

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