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PHARR, Texas - A truck crossing the Texas border with a shipment of limes was found to be carrying $1.6 million worth of suspected cocaine, US Customs and Border Protection announced Wednesday.

Cocaine found crossing Texas border

What we know:

The tractor trailer was stopped at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility on Monday by CBP officers, the release says.

The truck was hauling a commercial shipment of limes, which was on the way from Mexico to the US.

The truck was selected for inspection, and 50 packages of alleged cocaine were found among the shipment. The combined weight was 125.66 pounds, with an estimated street value of $1,677,852.

CBP officers seized the drugs, and Homesland Security agents launched a criminal investigation.

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