Border agents find 217 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in pickle shipment 4 hours 21 minutes 33 seconds ago Sunday, April 25 2021 Apr 25, 2021 April 25, 2021 8:16 PM April 25, 2021 in News Source: WBRZ Photo: U.S. Customs and Border Protection PHARR, Tx. - Customs and Border Protection officers found 217 pounds of methamphetamine hidden inside a fresh cucumber pickle shipment on April 17, according to a CBP news release. Authorities say the narcotics were found at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge cargo facility when a tractor with a trailer attached tried to haul the shipment into Texas. After imaging the shipment, officials found 114 packages of methamphetamines hidden in with the fresh produce. The narcotics were worth about $4,343,000 according to CBP officers.