123 Bundles Of Marijuana Found Inside Secret Compartment


Posted: 1:11 pm MST November 17, 2010Updated: 1:39 pm MST November 17, 2010
EL PASO, Texas -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Santa Teresa Port of Entry seized 493.5 pounds of marijuana in a bust Tuesday.

The seizure was made at around 8 p.m., when a 1980 Kenworth tractor hauling an empty flatbed trailer entered the Santa Teresa cargo facility from Mexico.

CBP officers inspected the trailer and found a non factory compartment. CBP officers removed a total of 123 bundles of marijuana.

The driver, 36-year-old Jacobo Fast Klassen, of Cuauhtémoc, Mexico was arrested and turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agents. He faces federal charges including importation of a controlled substance and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.

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