640 Pounds of Marijuana in Bobtail Truck's Scrap Aluminum Cargo

640 Pounds of Marijuana in Bobtail Truck’s Scrap Aluminum Cargo

Nation2Nation N2N | Jul 17, 2010 | Comments 0

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San Diego – / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers foiled a suspected smuggler’s attempt to bring 680 pounds of marijuana through the Otay Mesa cargo facility. Officers discovered the marijuana, valued at nearly $340,000, hidden inside large sacks holding aluminum scrap cans.

680 pounds of marijuana found hidden in sacks full of scrap aluminum cans in the back of a bobtail truck crossing the border from Mexico into the U.S.

At around 1:10 p.m., July 12, CBP officers encountered the driver of a 1996 Ford Bobtail truck hauling aluminum scrap cans. Officers referred the man, a 44-year-old Mexican national, for a more intensive inspection of the cargo.

Officers inspected the truck using non-intrusive imaging technology and discovered anomalies with the cargo. A CBP canine team was summoned to the truck where the narcotic detector dog alerted to the sacks.

CBP officers probed the sacks and discovered several large plastic bags hidden inside the sacks of aluminum cans. The plastic bags held 13 bundles of marijuana that weighed 680 pounds.

CBP seized the truck and marijuana and turned over the suspected smuggler to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Pete Flores, San Diego CBP assistant director for trade said, “I am proud of the work our men and women do each and every day at our ports of entry by stemming the flow of drugs into the country while maintaining the flow of legitimate commerce.”

Last week, CBP officers seized more than 6,400 pounds of marijuana worth more than $3 million from several tractor trailers carrying drugs concealed within concrete tables and benches and inside boxes of produce.

Source = CBP

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