(Major attempt to smuggle liquid methamphetamine)....The attempt was not successful.

A 49 year old woman attempted to driver a tractor across the border at the Otay Mesa Port cargo Facility. The woman presented legal crossing documents. Customs and Border Protection referred the tractor to the secondary inspection area. During the inspection. CBP officers found over 942 pounds of liquid meth hidden in the tractor's fuel tanks. The methamphetamine was found in 30 five gallon buckets. The liquid meth had an estimated street value of close to $1.5 million. CBP seized the tractor and narcotics. The driver was turned over to Homeland Security investigations.