Three tons of pot seized at border

Sunday, November 29, 2009 at 2:32 p.m.

CALEXICO – Border authorities announced Sunday that they seized more than 6,000 pounds of marijuana with a street value of $5.9 million and arrested the driver of a truck where the drugs were found mingled with a shipment of door knobs.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers made the seizure about 7 p.m. Friday at the Calexico Port of Entry’s secondary cargo inspection area.

A canine team alerted officers about the possibility of drugs inside a 1998 trailer. Officers found 458 wrapped packages of marijuana concealed in 67 cardboard boxes.

The driver, described as a 30-year-old Mexicali man, was arrested and turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents for further investigation.

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