BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — United States Customs and Border Protection seized approximately $840,000 worth of alleged methamphetamine hidden in a car.

On Thursday, Sept. 11, at the Veterans International Bridge, CBP officers referred a 43-year-old Mexican citizen, who was crossing into the United States in a 2014 Ford Explorer, to a secondary inspection.

During the secondary inspection, with the aid of a canine unit, CBP officers found 42 packages hidden within the vehicle, according to a news release from CBP.

CBP officers removed the packages from inside the vehicle, which contained a total of 91.42 pounds of alleged methamphetamine.

The estimated street value of the methamphetamine is $840,679, according to the release.

CBP officers seized the drugs along with the vehicle

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