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CBP Field Operations Seizes Over 1,500 Pounds of Marijuana Concealed Within a Commercial Trailer

Release Date
Thu, 05/24/2018

PHARR, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility discovered 1,659 pounds of alleged marijuana within a commercial trailer.

 “Our officers’ vigilance and relentless dedication to the CBP mission resulted in this substantial narcotic seizure,” said Port Director Carlos Rodriguez, Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry.

Packages containing 1,659 pounds of marijuana seized by CBP officers at Pharr International Bridge
Packages containing 1,659 pounds of marijuana
seized by CBP officers at Pharr International
Bridge.

The seizure occurred on May 21, when CBP officers assigned to the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility encountered a white 1995 Volvo tractor-trailer. After the conveyance was referred for a secondary inspection, CBP officers utilized a non-intrusive imaging (NII) system to locate the narcotics. CBP officers extracted 431 packages containing a total of 1,659 pounds of alleged marijuana concealed within the commercial trailer.

CBP OFO seized the drugs, valued at approximately $331,792. The case remains under investigation by Homeland Security Investigations special agents.

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Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021