Meth worth $8.1 million found in shipment disguised as tiles

U.S. Meth worth $8.1 million found in shipment disguised as tiles at U.S. border By Emily Mae Czachor Emily Mae Czachor News Editor Emily Mae Czachor is a reporter and news editor at CBSNews.com. She typically covers breaking news, extreme weather and issues involving social justice. Emily Mae previously wrote for outlets like the Los Angeles Times, BuzzFeed and Newsweek. Read Full Bio Emily Mae Czachor Updated on: April 28, 2026 / 12:39 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Authorities at the United States-Mexico border seized a shipment of suspected methamphetamine, which had an estimated street value of $8.1 million, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Tuesday. The shipment was disguised as tiles, the agency said.Border patrol officers found the narcotics inside a commercial tractor trailer that crossed the Pharr International Bridge from from Reynosa, Mexico into Texas on April 21. Once it was inspected and screened by a team of drug detection dogs, officers discovered that pallets masquerading as tiles in the back of the cargo vehicle actually contained packages of white powder. Overall, they seized 200 packages weighing more than 900 pounds, along with the trailer itself, CBP said. Homeland Security Investigation agents have opened a criminal probe into the seizure, according to the agencyCBP said the powder "tested positive for the properties of methamphetamine," a synthetic stimulant that is considered highly addictive. Although there is an FDA-approved version of it that is very rarely prescribed for specific medical conditions, methamphetamine largely exists in the U.S. illegally, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Association. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than 900 pounds of methamphetamine that arrived in a tractor trailer from Mexico on April 21, 2026. U.S. Customs and Border Protection "As this significant seizure aptly illustrates, CBP officers work tirelessly to ensure that commerce flows and hard narcoti...