U.S. Customs Intercepts A Ton Of Marijuana Camouflaged As Carrots
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PHARR, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agents got their hands on more than one ton of marijuana camouflaged as carrots.
It happened Sunday when agents halted a tractor-trailer at the Pharr International Bridge along the Texas-Mexico border near the Gulf of Mexico.
The more than half a million dollars' worth of marijuana was mixed in with a commercial shipment of fresh carrots. The drug-filled, 2,800 orange, carrot-shaped packages carry an estimated street value of $499,000, according to agents.
"Once again, drug smuggling organizations have demonstrated their creativity in attempting to smuggle large quantities of narcotics across the U.S./Mexico border," said Port Director Efrain Solis Jr., Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry. "Our officers are always ready to meet those challenges and remain vigilant towards any type of illicit activities."
This case is currently under the investigation of agents with Homeland Security Investigations.
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