CBP seizes 4,466 pounds of marijuana at Laredo's World Trade Bridge
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas, seized 4,466 pounds (about 2,025.74 kg) of marijuana from a Freightliner tractor trailer manifesting home goods on 14 September 2023. The drugs, found in 177 packages, were valued at 9,904,204 dollars and handed to Homeland Security Investigations.
🇺🇸 World Trade Bridge, Laredo, Texas · Texas, United States
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the World Trade Bridge in
Laredo, Texas, seized more than two tons of marijuana in a single enforcement
action on Thursday 14 September 2023.[1][2]A CBP officer had referred a 2023
Freightliner tractor trailer manifesting home goods for secondary
inspection.[1][2]
A thorough examination using a non-intrusive inspection system found 177
packages holding a total of 4,466 pounds of alleged marijuana inside the
trailer, about 2,025.74 kg.[1][2]CBP put the street value of the drugs at
9,904,204 dollars.[1][2]
CBP seized the narcotics and Homeland Security Investigations special agents
are investigating the seizure.[1][2]Laredo Port of Entry Director Albert
Flores said officers had come up big and noted that marijuana seizures had
recently been rarer than harder narcotics.[1][2]
Photos and video
CBP photo of the packages holding 4,466 pounds of marijuana seized at the World Trade Bridge. Photo: CBPPhoto details
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