Nearly Two Tons of Marijuana Confiscated In 18 Wheeler Tractor-Trailer Loaded With Lettuce

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017

United States Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection Officers confiscated over 3,700 pounds of marijuana being crossed from Mexico into the United States on an 18 Wheeler Tractor-Trailer loaded with lettuce at the Colombia-Solidarity International Bridge in Laredo, Texas last week.

A drug-sniffing dog detected something wrong with the fake lettuce shipment alerting CBP Officers to the load.  CBP Officers requested the 18 Wheeler Tractor-Trailer to park to the side and upon conducting an inspection of the cargo discovered 5,754 packages of marijuana weighing over 3,700 pounds.

According to CBP Officials, the over 3,700 pounds of marijuana has a street value in the United States of over $740,000.

The driver of the 18 Wheeler Tractor-Trailer was arrested for importation of a controlled substance into the United States.

CBP Port Director stated that this confiscation and arrest goes to show the many clever ways that drug organizations go through to illegally import controlled substances and congratulated the alert CBP Officers at the Colombia-Solidarity International Bridge for their outstanding work.