Authorities estimated that the drugs confiscated were worth $2.9 million.
Sidney Aki from San Diego's field operations, stated that the attempt to smuggle in drugs was clever. It also took a lot of time to package the drugs into small boxes, which look like onions.
Border patrol officers checked a tractor trailer that was carrying an onion shipment on February 20. The officer referred the driver, 46 years old, and the items to a "more intensive examination," where a team of canines screened the trailer. Officers searched the shipment further after a dog alerted them.
CBP stated that authorities found almost 1,200 methamphetamine packages in small globes covered with white material. They were also mixed with real sacks full of onions.
Aki stated, "We have seen narcotics in produce before but it's uncommon for us to see such detail in concealment."
Mexican national driver was arrested and handed over to federal agencies.
