US Border Patrol agents seized more than 2,000 pounds of methamphetamine worth $19 million hidden in a shipment of jalapeños and cucumbers at the southern border Tuesday night, authorities said. Agents made the bust — which also included more than $140,

Customs and Border Protection agents say they seized more than $19 million in methamphetamine that had been labeled as cucumbers and jalapenos.

CBP agents assigned to the cargo area of ​​the Pharr International Bridge intervened Tuesday with a truck that was preparing to cross in from Mexico.

Nearly $20 million worth of methamphetamine and heroin was seized from a shipment of cucumber and jalapeños coming from Mexico.