Pharr, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) at the Pharr/Reynosa International Bridge cargo facility
seized over 1,100 pounds of alleged marijuana in a commercial shipment of clay
pots. The estimated street value of the marijuana is $904,760.
On April 21, CBP officers at the Pharr
cargo facility came in contact with a white 1987 Volvo tractor pulling a
utility trailer which contained a manifested commercial shipment of clay pots. The
tractor/trailer was referred to secondary for an intensive examination of both
cargo and conveyance. In secondary CBP officers discovered packages of alleged
marijuana which were concealed within the clay pots. CBP officers discovered
1,877 packages containing approximately 513 kilograms (1,130.95 pounds) of
alleged marijuana.
CBP seized the marijuana, the
tractor/trailer and the cargo as well.
“Drug trafficking organizations utilize
a wide variety of techniques to smuggle narcotics in commercial shipments as
evident by previous seizures and this latest interception involving clay pots.
Our officers utilize all available tools and especially their inquisitive sense
for detecting anomalies, whether it’s in the private vehicle environment or in
the commercial arena to detect narcotics and keep them from crossing our
border,” said Efrain Solis Jr., port director, Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is
the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged
with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and
between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and
terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
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