Celery was used to conceal more than 2,500 pounds of methamphetamines that federal agents discovered in a truck at a farmers market outside Atlanta, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said.In what the DEA called one of the largest seizures of its kind, agents confiscated the drugs, valued in total at approximately $3.2 million, being delivered to the Atlanta State Farmer's Market in Forest Park, Georgia.
'It was hiding in the celery. Obviously, we threw away the celery. That didn't make it to the store.'The driver, a Mexican citizen, was arrested, WAGA-TV reported. The DEA later identified him as Jesus Martinez. Using produce to conceal drugs has become a frequent tactic of smugglers, authorities said.'This is a significant and unbelievable amount of drugs to be shipped at one time and to a destination this far from the border,' Murphy said.