Officials at Texas ’s border with Mexico seized roughly $10.3m worth of methamphetamine hidden in a lettuce shipment on Friday, according to US Customs and Border Protection.

A press release from CBP officials called the seized drugs and lettuce “a salad unfit for this year’s Thanksgiving table”, adding that the 500 packages of meth in question weighed about 1,153lbs.

The commercial vehicle was stopped as it attempted to enter Texas from Mexico at the Pharr International Bridge across what the US calls the Rio Grande.

“Within a shipment of salad greens, our frontline officers discovered contraband that does not belong on any holiday table,” said Carlos Rodriguez, the port director. “As this seizure aptly illustrates, our officers’ use of tools and technology were instrumental in

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