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Customs officers in California seize $5M worth of methamphetamine disguised as watermelons

Headline from ABC 7 San Francisco

Customs officers near San Diego, California seized $5M in methamphetamine disguised as watermelons. The truck came from Mexico, officials said.

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Reports & sources

23 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC Los Angeles

    CBP uncovers $5 million worth of meth disguised as watermelons (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Border Patrols at the Otay Mesa facility seized a shipment of nearly 5,000 pounds of methamphetamine disguised as watermelons, an amount worth more than $5...

  2. Newsweek

    Mexican smuggler disguised meth worth $5 Million in watermelons (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Smugglers disguised packages of meth by wrapping them in bright green plastic with stripes, making them resemble small watermelons.

  3. Los Angeles Times

    Seedy discovery at U.S.-Mexico border: $5 million worth of meth disguised as watermelons (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Authorities at the Otay Mesa commercial facility in San Diego County found 1,220 packages of methamphetamine, wrapped in paper and painted green to mimic a watermelon.

  4. CBS News

    Meth worth nearly $6 million found in fake watermelon, celery shipments in California (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Border agents seized almost $6 million worth of methamphetamine from trucks carrying shipments of produce — real and fake — into California.

  5. KYMA Yuma

    Over $5M worth of meth disguised as watermelon found in shipment (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    Over $5 million worth meth was uncovered within a shipment of watermelons at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

  6. NBC News

    $5 million worth of meth disguised as watermelons found at California customs checkpoint (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in California discovered $5 million worth of methamphetamine disguised as watermelons last week, the agency said Tuesday.

  7. Foxla

    Fake watermelons held $5M worth of meth, Border Patrol says (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    Those weren’t seeds inside these “watermelons," Border Patrol agents say.

  8. The Guardian

    Meth worth nearly $6m found in fake watermelons at US-Mexico border (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Imitation fruits and vegetables are the latest ‘sophisticated’ tactic for Mexican cartels to smuggle drugs into the US

  9. Local News 8

    Methamphetamine disguised as shipment of watermelons seized at US-Mexico border in San Diego (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    SAN DIEGO (AP) — A truckload of methamphetamine disguised as a shipment of watermelons has been seized at a U.S.-Mexico border crossing in San Diego. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the methamphetamine, valued at more than $5 million, was found Aug.

  10. New York Post

    $5M worth of meth disguised as watermelon shipment seized at border in Calif.: ‘Seedy situation’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    US CBP officers seized more than $5 million worth of meth disguised as a shipment of watermelons in what the federal agency has dubbed a “seedy situation" at the border in San Diego.

  11. Fox News

    Meth worth over $5M concealed in fake watermelon packaging seized at US-Mexico border (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility seized more than $5 million in methamphetamine disguised as watermelons.

  12. Local News 8

    Customs officers in California seize $5 million worth of methamphetamine disguised as watermelons (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — US Customs and Border Protection officers in southern California discovered that a supposed watermelon shipment wasn’t what it seemed after they uncovered more than $5 million worth of methamphetamine concealed inside, the agency said.

  13. WMUR

    Methamphetamine disguised as watermelons seized at border (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    The methamphetamine, valued at over $5 million, was found when a tractor-trailer's cargo was unloaded for inspection, said U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

  14. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Customs officers in California seize $5M worth of methamphetamine disguised as watermelons (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    Customs officers near San Diego, California seized $5M in methamphetamine disguised as watermelons. The truck came from Mexico, officials said.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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