$6.85M in marijuana intercepted among bell peppers in Arizona, US
Officers located more than 13,700 pounds of marijuana co-mingled with a shipment of bell peppers
Saturday afternoon, officers at the Mariposa Commercial Facility referred a tractor trailer carrying bell peppers, and its’ 46-year-old Mexican male driver, for further inspection. When the commodity was off-loaded, a CBP narcotics detection canine was alerted to an odor it was trained to detect. Subsequently, officers discovered and removed more than 13,700 pounds of marijuana, which was co-mingled with the produce. The drugs have an estimated value of $6.85M.
Source: CBP