"Working off a tip, the Drug Enforcement Agency said it stopped a tractor trailer as it was heading into Brooklyn. As agents conducted a traffic stop, a search allegedly revealed drugs hidden among crates of papayas."
"Photos showed boxes of the tropical fruits stacked on pallets in the rear of the truck. The drugs were not hidden in the fruits or the boxes, surprisingly, but rather were inside the wood of the pallets themselves."
"In all, 130 kilograms of meth was found hidden inside the shipment, according to the DEA."
"The driver of the tractor trailer, Victor Garrido, was arrested on charges related to drug smuggling. Sources said Garrido had previous arrests for drug charges and alien smuggling."
The DEA stopped a tractor trailer entering Brooklyn after receiving a tip and discovered meth concealed within wooden pallets carrying crates of papayas. Photos showed the crates stacked on pallets in the truck's rear, and the narcotics were hidden inside the wood rather than the fruit or boxes. Agents recovered 130 kilograms of meth from the shipment. The driver, identified as Victor Garrido, was arrested on drug-smuggling charges and has prior arrests for drug offenses and alien smuggling. A loaded handgun was also found in the vehicle, and attempts to contact Garrido's attorney were unsuccessful.
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