Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Texas seized more than $900,000 worth of what is believed to be methamphetamine disguised as candy and concealed in canned food.
The intercept occurred Thursday after CBP officers came across a white transport van entering the country from Mexico via the Hidalgo International Bridge, according to a Friday release from CBP.
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An officer referred the Mercedes for an inspection using nonintrusive inspection equipment.
On Thursday, CBP officers in Hidalgo intercepted a smuggling attempt involving more than 100lbs of methamphetamine disguised as candy and hidden in canned food.
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"Physical inspection of the vehicle resulted in the discovery of 110 packages of candy wrappers containing alleged crystal methamphetamine weighing a total of 13.40 pounds (6.08 kg)," the release read.
"Also found were 12 containers of canned foods containing 89.02 pounds (40.38kg) of alleged liquid methamphetamine."
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The narcotics were retrieved by authorities, and a criminal investigation was begun by special agents with Homeland Security Investigations, according to the release.
"These harmful narcotics will not make it to American streets thanks to our CBP officers who used their intuition and all our available tools and resources to stop this smuggling attempt," Port Director of Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry Carlos Rodriguez said.