Fake watermelons stuffed with drugs seized at US-Mexico border

A fake watermelon, used to disguise a shipment of methamphetamines, is shown after a bust by US Customs and Border Protection (AP)

A truckload of methamphetamine disguised as a shipment of watermelons was seized at a US-Mexico border crossing in San Diego, US Customs and Border Protection said.

The methamphetamine, valued at more than five million dollars (£3.8 million), was found on August 16 when the cargo aboard a tractor-trailer from Mexico was unloaded for a detailed inspection, the agency said in a statement.