Million Dollar Meth Busts

Last Update: 6:59 am

RIO GRANDE VALLEY - Customs officers kept nearly a million dollars worth of meth from making it to Valley streets. The drugs were found in two separate busts over the weekend.

The first batch was discovered inside a Toyota Camry on Saturday at the B&M Bridge. There, customs officers found 17 bags of meth hidden in the car. The driver and passenger are both Mexican nationals.

On that same day, officers at the Progreso bridge found more than 39 pounds of meth hidden inside the bed liner of a truck. The driver, a 24-year old Elsa resident was arrested.

All of the suspects, drugs and vehicles are in ICE custody.

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