{
  "id": 15645874,
  "title": "CBP seizes $30.4M in meth hidden in commercial salt load at Laredo World Trade Bridge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/cbp-seizes-30-4m-in-meth-hidden-in-commercial-salt-load-at-laredo",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-19T19:11:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "FreightWaves",
    "slug": "freightwaves",
    "url": "https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cbp-seizes-30-4m-in-meth-hidden-in-commercial-salt-load-at-laredo-world-trade-bridge"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) made a significant drug seizure of nearly $30.4 million in suspected methamphetamine concealed within a commercial salt shipment at Laredo's World Trade Bridge on October 12. The incident occurred during a routine inspection of a 2020 International LT625 tractor-trailer carrying 3,395.91 pounds of the suspected drug. The cargo was labeled as salt, but upon further examination, CBP officers discovered 76 bags containing the illicit narcotics. The driver and the trucking company involved have been released, pending further investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Laredo, a major commercial land port in the United States, handles 2.95 million inbound truck crossings from Mexico annually. In September, another major drug seizure occurred, with over 2,000 pounds of methamphetamine concealed inside a commercial shipment of cabbage in South Texas. Authorities have not disclosed specific details about the driver, tractor-trailer, or the shipment's importer and destination, citing the ongoing investigation.",
  "summary": "Federal officers discovered 76 bags of suspected contraband during a secondary examination. Homeland Security Investigations now faces questions about the shipment's origin, destination and those responsible. The post CBP seizes $30.4M in meth hidden in commercial salt load at Laredo World Trade Bridge appeared first on FreightWaves .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}