“Not made for breakfast.” That’s what the South Texas US Customs and Border Protection social media account announced regarding the $10 million worth of methamphetamine that recently seized.
“Our frontline CBP officers shut down a significant meth smuggling attempt hidden within ingredients that shouldn’t grace anyone’s breakfast table,” said Port Director Carlos Rodriguez, Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry. “As this seizure perfectly illustrates, our officers continue to use their inspection skills and technological tools to prevent this poison from reaching American streets.”
The massive meth seizure took place at the Pharr International Bridge in Texas last week. At the port, officers from the United States Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Office of Field Operations came across a tractor trailer with a commercial supply of oat flakes. The tractor-trailer attempted to enter the United States from Mexico.
When it arrived at the international bridge, CBP agents picked it for a secondary examination with nonintrusive inspection equipment and CBP canines. That prompted a physical check of the car.
During the physical check, the officers discovered 64 sachets of alleged methamphetamine weighing 1,156.32 pounds (524.50 kg) packed within the consignment of oat flakes. The recovered narcotics were estimated to be worth $10,336,846 on the streets.
Following the finding, CBP officials seized the meth packets, along with the vehicle and trailer. Homeland Security Investigations special agents then launched a criminal investigation.
Customs and Border Protection officers in Texas have been very busy busting drug smugglers this year
A little more than a week before the major meth bust at the Pharr International Bridge in Texas, investigators intercepted another commercial vehicle attempting to transport cocaine into the United States. In one case, it was a 2007 Kenworth tractor attempting to enter the United States via Mexico.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered the drugs at the Rio Grande City International Bridge cargo facility after conducting a secondary examination that revealed 18 packages of alleged cocaine weighing 41.44 pounds (18.66 kg). The intercepted drugs were believed to be worth $549,275 on the street.
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, officials at eight South Texas ports of entry confiscated 71,733 pounds of narcotics in fiscal year 2025. The confiscated drugs would have had a total street worth of roughly $674 million.
During the year, authorities seized 3,453 pounds of marijuana, 12,397 pounds of cocaine, and 54,994 pounds of methamphetamine. CBP officers also seized roughly 236 pounds of heroin and 196 pounds of fentanyl. Criminals also had $5.4 million in undeclared currencies, 514 guns, and 54,896 rounds of ammunition recovered.
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