Customs Officers Not Fooled By Marijuana Disguised As Watermelons

Rob Beschizza, Boing Boing
Tue, 01/24/2017 - 10:41am

Three-thousand pounds of marijuana were seized recently at Pharr International Bridge on the Rio Grande. Customs and Border Protection report that the weed, disguised as watermelons, did not fool the sniffer dogs during inspection of a 1993 Thermo King tractor-trailer. The search resulted in the discovery of 390 packages disguised as watermelons.

Topics: pharr international bridge rio grande border protection thermo king smugglers port director efrain solis jr hidalgo/pharr/anzalduas port entry the cbp customs officers marijuana disguised as watermelons pounds country packages

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