Smugglers disguised $5 million worth of methamphetamine as watermelons in an attempt to truck across the border from Mexico to the United States.
More than 2 tons of the addictive drug were placed in paper packages painted to resemble the juicy fruit and hidden in other cargo.
Border Patrol agents stopped the product-laden tractor-trailer in Otay Mesa, California, and took a close look at the watermelons.
So they discovered that over 1,200 watermelons were bundles of the synthetic drug wrapped in coloured paper. The cargo was impounded and the 29-year-old driver was handed over to the authorities.
Methamphetamine is among the most widely distributed drugs in the United States, has an invigorating effect and gives a feeling of invincibility.
The drug, known by various street names including Ice, Chalk and Scooby Snax, was featured in the hit TV series "Breaking Bad," about a chemistry teacher who descends into a life of crime.
It is often produced in home laboratories by mixing household chemicals and cold medicines. | BGNES
