{"id":1942369,"date":"2023-06-02T00:17:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T04:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-5000lbs-of-meth-found-hidden-in-kale-shipment-at-the-border\/"},"modified":"2023-06-02T00:18:56","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T04:18:56","slug":"over-5000lbs-of-meth-found-hidden-in-kale-shipment-at-the-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-5000lbs-of-meth-found-hidden-in-kale-shipment-at-the-border\/","title":{"rendered":"5,000+ lbs of meth discovered in kale shipment at border."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fover-5000lbs-of-meth-found-hidden-in-kale-shipment-at-the-border%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1942369&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Kale Shipment Seized with $38 Million Worth of Methamphetamine<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo credit should read GUILLERMO ARIAS\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It&#8217;s not every day that a shipment of kale makes headlines, but this one certainly did. Over the weekend, authorities seized a shipment of kale at the Otay Mesa Cargo Facility in California, and what they found was shocking. The shipment contained more than $38 million worth of methamphetamine.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">\n\t<script>  \n\t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \n\t<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p>The drugs were discovered when a trailer truck carrying kale was stopped for inspection. During this stop, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-5000lbs-of-meth-found-hidden-in-kale-shipment-at-the-border\/\" title=\"5,000+ lbs of meth discovered in kale shipment at border.\">officer found 268 packages concealed<\/a> within the shipment of kale, according to officials. Authorities confirmed that the packages tested positive for methamphetamine weighing nearly 6,000 pounds.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe collaborative effort of our CBP officers to achieve a common goal is remarkably inspiring,\u201d said Port Director for the Otay Mesa Cargo Facility, Rosa Hernandez. \u201cOur officers exemplify this every day as they dedicate themselves to protecting and serving their communities with unwavering commitment and outstanding work.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The driver of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/semi-truck-driver-of-deadliest-migrant-smuggling-event-in-u-s-history-found-high-on-meth-faces-death-penalty-authorities\/\" title=\"Semi-Truck Driver Of Deadliest Migrant Smuggling Event In U.S. History Found \u2018High On Meth,\u2019 Faces Death Penalty: Authorities\">tractor-trailer truck<\/a> was detained and has been handed over to the custody of Homeland Security Investigations for further investigation, according to CBP.<\/p>\n<h3>Other Headlines:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Senator Tommy Tuberville says taxpayers shouldn\u2019t have to pay for anything to do with an abortion, explaining the so-called \u2018Hyde Amendment\u2019 which Joe Biden supported in the Senate, should have codified this policy.<\/li>\n<li>The Senate Republican leadership team speaks to the press addressing the nation\u2019s pressing issues.<\/li>\n<li>Former President Trump spoke at the West-Side Conservative Club event in Urbandale, Iowa.<\/li>\n<li>Joe Biden might not be the only one falling as the fate of the Debt Ceiling Agreement remains uncertain.<\/li>\n<li>Boeing Co will \u201cstand down\u201d from preparations for its first crewed Starliner test flight to space, which was planned\u2026<\/li>\n<li>Airbnb Inc on Thursday filed a lawsuit against New York City over a new law\u2026<\/li>\n<li>Broadcom Inc forecast third-quarter revenue above market estimates on Thursday, as it became the latest chip firm to see a\u2026<\/li>\n<li>Russia\u2019s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday it had uncovered an American espionage operation that\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A kale shipment worth $38 million was seized at the Otay Mesa Cargo Facility in California, after authorities discovered it was carrying Methamphetamine. 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