3,370 pounds of marijuana found in Christmas-bow shipment at Otay Mesa
Customs officers at the Otay Mesa Cargo Facility found 3,370 pounds of marijuana in 209 packages hidden in boxes manifested as Christmas bows on 28 August 2014, arresting the truck driver and seizing the drugs, tractor and trailer.
🇺🇸 Otay Mesa Cargo Facility, San Diego · California, United States
On 28 August 2014, at about 3.30 pm, a 28-year-old Mexican citizen drove a 1998 Kenworth tractor-trailer into the Otay Mesa Cargo Facility with cargo manifested as bows, and an officer referred him for a closer examination.[1]Officers ran the rig through the port’s imaging system, saw anomalies in the cargo, probed one of the boxes and pulled out a green-leafy substance that field-tested positive for marijuana.[1][2]They then extracted 209 large packages holding 3,370 pounds (about 1,529 kg) of marijuana from inside the boxes, valued at $1.5 million.[1][2]
The driver was booked into the Metropolitan Correctional Center to await arraignment.[1][2]Customs officers seized the marijuana together with the tractor and trailer.[1][2]
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209 packages of marijuana discovered inside boxes that were supposed to hold Christmas bows at Otay Mesa.Photo details
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