Cbp Officers Seize More Than 3 000 Pounds Of Marijuana Hidden In Fresh Broccoli Shipment
Customs and Border Protection intercepted the commercial shipment at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility in Pharr, Texas on Saturday, the CBP said in a news release. CBP officers referred the shipment arriving from Mexico for further examination. During a more thorough inspection, officers discovered the shipment contained 378 packages of suspected marijuana. The packages contained 3,159 pounds of the alleged drug, worth $632,000. “This is a substantial amount of narcotics that will not make it into our communities,” said Port Director Carlos Rodriguez, Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry....