US border officials discovered several thousand kilograms of marijuana hidden among a jalapeno shipment
US border officials have thwarted an attempt to smuggle more than three tonnes of marijuana hidden among a jalapeno shipment.
A total of 314 packages of marijuana, weighing 7,560 lbs , were discovered during an inspection of the cargo as it crossed over the US-Mexico border to Otay Mesa on 15 August.Hundreds of marijuana packages worth millions of dollars were seized In a statement, US Customs and Border Protection said a 37-year-old Mexican man had crossed the southern Californian border in his tractor, which was towing a trailer of jalapenos.
But upon closer examination, customs officials discovered the hundreds of large green packages stashed among, and under, the sea of spicy peppers.Otay Mesa Port director Rosa Hernandez said she was"proud" of her team for"seizing this significant load".
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