# $5 million in methamphetamines disguised as watermelons discovered **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 25, 2024, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-million-in-methamphetamines-disguised-as-watermelons-discovered/1006214 "2024-08-25T20:56:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-million-in-methamphetamines-disguised-as-watermelons-discovered/1006214/1 "2024-08-25T20:56:12Z")
They were found in a truck crossing the southern border. Will the driver become known as the “melon felon”? > **[Customs officers in California seize $5 million worth of methamphetamine...](https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/25/us/meth-watermelons-bust-california-trnd/index.html)** > > US Customs and Border Protection officers in southern California discovered that a supposed watermelon shipment wasn’t what it seemed after they uncovered more than $5 million worth of methamphetamine concealed inside, the agency said. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-million-in-methamphetamines-disguised-as-watermelons-discovered/1006214/2 "2024-08-25T20:59:03Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > Will the driver become known as the “melon felon”? “Methmelon Man”. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-million-in-methamphetamines-disguised-as-watermelons-discovered/1006214/3 "2024-08-26T15:31:18Z")
Walter-melon White: “I am the one who knocks! (on the watermelon, to see if it’s ripe)”. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-million-in-methamphetamines-disguised-as-watermelons-discovered/1006214/4 "2024-08-26T15:35:25Z")
I thought they’d be more “disguised” than that. That’s some real low-effort smuggling right there. This is how you do it: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/4NRWJFI6A-Y/maxresdefault.jpg "Drugs concealed in watermelons marijuana cannabis") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NRWJFI6A-Y) ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-million-in-methamphetamines-disguised-as-watermelons-discovered/1006214/5 "2024-08-26T15:38:45Z")
I’ve heard of watermelons with seeds, but watermelons with _seams?_ ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-million-in-methamphetamines-disguised-as-watermelons-discovered/1006214/6 "2024-08-27T13:04:14Z")
Getting the seeds out of your watermelons now requires an LP and a credit card. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-million-in-methamphetamines-disguised-as-watermelons-discovered/1006214/7 "2024-08-27T13:43:30Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > They were found in a truck crossing the southern border. Will the driver become known as the “melon felon”? > > [https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/25/us/meth-watermelons-bust-california-trnd/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/25/us/meth-watermelons-bust-california-trnd/index.html) Does this mean that somewhere out there, there’s a truckload of watermelons disguised as methamphetamines? ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-million-in-methamphetamines-disguised-as-watermelons-discovered/1006214/8 "2024-08-27T13:47:36Z")
No, they’re packaged as Melon-tonin. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-million-in-methamphetamines-disguised-as-watermelons-discovered/1006214/9 "2024-08-27T14:56:33Z")
Nice melons! ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-million-in-methamphetamines-disguised-as-watermelons-discovered/1006214/10 "2024-08-27T17:05:00Z")
Melonphetamines. Were they headed to Carnegie Mellon University? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-million-in-methamphetamines-disguised-as-watermelons-discovered/1006214/11 "2024-08-27T17:09:46Z")
Good News! It’s a suppository. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-million-in-methamphetamines-disguised-as-watermelons-discovered/1006214/12 "2024-08-27T17:12:24Z")
A huge Sugar Rush. That was a rather poor way to disguise something. Buy the watermelons and core out a hole on the bottom. Use a tupperware box that fits the hole to hide your stash.