U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than 17 tons of marijuana at the Calexico East cargo facility on Thursday, 25 July 2013.[1] The seizure was the largest narcotic bust in the history of the Calexico ports of entry.[1]
17 tons of marijuana seized at Calexico East in record bust
Customs officers seized more than 17 tons of marijuana at the Calexico East cargo facility on 25 July 2013. The agency called it the largest narcotic bust in the history of the Calexico ports of entry.
🇺🇸 Calexico East cargo facility, Calexico, California · California, United States
- Agency
- CBP
- Cannabis
- Herbal cannabis
- Case stage
- Under investigation
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
- Agency type
- Customs
- Cannabis
- Herbal cannabis
- Setting
- Land border
- Case stage
- Under investigation
Sources
- AZ Border Defendersazborderdefenders.org17 Ton Marijuana Seizure Sets Record at Calexico Port
Open questions the AI reported
- The opened page reposts the CBP release of 29 July 2013, which could not itself be opened, so the weight is given only as more than 17 tons with no precise kilogram figure.
- No value, arrests, driver details or court outcome were stated in the opened page.
- Only one account of the seizure could be opened.
