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CBP Field Operations at Pharr International Bridge Seizes $176K in Marijuana

Release Date
Wed, 12/11/2019

PHARR, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility discovered $176,000 worth of marijuana within a commercial trailer arriving from Mexico.

“Our officers made a great interception of marijuana from within a commercial trailer in the cargo facility,” said Port Director Carlos Rodriguez, Port of Hidalgo/Pharr/ Anzalduas. “Keeping drugs from crossing our border is paramount for CBP Field Operations in our efforts to ensure the safety of our communities.”

Packages containing 878 pounds of marijuana seized by CBP officers at Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge
Packages containing 878 pounds of marijuana
seized by CBP officers at Pharr-Reynosa
International Bridge.

On Dec. 9, 2019 a CBP officer assigned to the cargo facility in Pharr, TX referred a commercial tractor pulling an empty trailer to the non-intrusive imaging (NII) system for a secondary examination. A more intrusive subsequent inspection led to the discovery of 275 packages of alleged marijuana weighing 878.5 pounds (398.5 kg) that were hidden within the trailer.

CBP OFO seized the marijuana, the tractor/trailer and the case remains under investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

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Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021