SAVANNAH, Ga. — U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officers seized more than 700 pounds of methamphetamine at the Port of Savannah that was shipped surreptitiously in clay pots and roof tiles from Mexico.
Officers found 327 pounds of meth when they noticed something strange in a shipment of clay pots on Aug. 11 during a non-intrusive exam of a shipping container, investigators said in a release Monday.
“Upon closer inspection and drilling into the pots, officers discovered a white, crystal-like substance that field tested positive for methamphetamine,” officials said.
On Sept. 10, officers targeted a shipping container filled with pallets of ceramic roof tiles from Mexico and found 402 pounds of meth stuffed into 49 metal canisters.
The 729 pounds of meth has an estimated street value of $10 million, officials said.
“Drug trafficking organizations are relentless in their attempts to smuggle narcotics into the U.S.” James S. Long, Savannah Acting Area Port Director, said in a statement. “These seizures highlight the hard work CBP officers do on a daily basis. Risk-based targeting assessments, attention to detail, and identifying trends win the day.”