EDINBURG, TX - Border Patrol Agents found more than just lettuce in a produce shipment heading across the border. U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Protection officers in Texas confiscated 3,579 pounds of marijuana smuggled within boxes of lettuce.
An inspection of a semi-trailer at the Falfurrias Station, revealed the 150 bundles of marijuana concealed within boxes of lettuce loaded on the truck. It was a busy weekend on the border, officials say. In total, the Border Patrol said more than 5,500 pounds of marijuana at an estimated value of $4.5 million were confiscated, as well as several arrests, including, three members of the MS-13 gang and one member of the 18th Street gang.
The marijuana was detected by a drug detection dog during an inspection by authorities from the Falfurrias patrol station. The agency said Monday that the driver was arrested and the narcotics and semi-trailer were seized.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
