From KTLA,
Federal agents seize 300 pounds of meth hidden in solar panels at LAX.
Had the amount seized been exactly 900 pounds, I would have questioned the very underpinnings of reality. KTLA reports,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Monday morning that officers seized nearly 300 pounds of the highly addictive stimulant, which suspects attempted to disguise in between the panels.
Photos provided by CBP appear to show officers cutting through and peeling back layers of duct tape and aluminum foil strapped onto the panels, eventually revealing stacks of methamphetamine.
I was mildly surprised to discover that the shipment was outbound, headed for New Zealand. There wasn’t much in the way of additional details, but I find the intersection of green energy and large-scale drug smuggling to be bizarre.
For the life of me, I can’t decide which industry is tainted more by association with the other.
