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CBP Field Operations Seizes over 1,000 Pounds of Marijuana in a Commercial Shipment of Avocadoes

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PHARR, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility this weekend discovered 1,055 pounds of alleged marijuana within a commercial trailer.

“Our officers’ experience combined with the use of available tools continues to keep dangerous drugs from entering our country,” said Acting Port Director Carlos Rodriguez, Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry.

Packages containing 1,055 pounds of marijuana seized by CBP officers at Pharr International Bridge
Packages containing 1,055 pounds of marijuana
seized by CBP officers at Pharr International
Bridge

The seizure occurred on Saturday, December 16, when CBP officers assigned to the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility encountered a white 2005 Freightliner tractor trailer hauling a commercial shipment of avocadoes. 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 440 packages of alleged marijuana within the conveyance.

CBP OFO seized the drugs, which are valued at approximately $210,980. The case remains under investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents.

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  • Last Modified: February 3, 2021