EAGLE PASS, Texas –
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry intercepted a marijuana shipment March 6, seizing more than 90 pounds of contraband.
“This is another case of CBP officers’ training and experience keeping a load of drugs from entering the country,” said John Brandt, CBP Acting Port Director, Eagle Pass. “Our officers employed a combination of observational skills and high tech tools to uncover this load and prevent it from going any farther.”
Around 8 p.m. March 6, CBP officers, at Eagle Pass International Bridge I, inspected a 2002 Ford F-150 pickup truck as it arrived in the United States from Mexico. During inspection, officers discovered 38 packages of marijuana hidden under the bed of the vehicle. Officers seized a total of 97.2 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $972,000.
The driver, a 22-year-old man from Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, was turned over to Homeland Security Investigations for federal prosecution.
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Eagle Pass CBP Officers Seize $972,000 Worth of Marijuana at Port
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