Authorities confiscated nearly 50 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in an ice chest of fish earlier this week at the Southern border in California, federal officials said.

Officers seized nearly 50 pounds of meth concealed in an ice chest full of dead fish along the U.S.-Mexico border between California and Mexicali.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents seized a vehicle attempting to smuggle 50 pounds of methamphetamine into the country in an ice chest full of fish, officials have announced.