Thread: WA: A load of cattle, a layer of poop and a lot of pot

I found this story on 2 publications but I thought the title the HeraldNet wrote was sure an attention getter! And at this hour it made me laugh.

February 18, 2009

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (click to enlarge)
Here's some of the bags still in place in the hidden compartment of the truck.



A load of cattle, a layer of poop and a lot of pot

Posted at 6:57 pm by Jerry Cornfield

A British Columbia trucker didn’t reach Stanwood with his load of beef cattle as planned Tuesday..

That’s because U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found 1,746 pounds of high grade marijuana known as “B.C. Budâ€

POSTED: Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009
Sumas Customs officers find marijuana stashed below manure
PETER JENSEN - THE BELLINGHAM HERALD
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SUMAS - While it surely didn't smell nice, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Sumas found $6 million worth of marijuana inside a cattle trailer bound for Stanwood Tuesday, Feb. 17.

When a Canadian man drove the trailer to the U.S.-Canada border crossing in Sumas, officers elected to search the vehicle, Customs and Border Protection Chief Tom Schreiber said.

After unloading the cattle, officers scanned the trailer and found hidden compartments between the trailer's upper and lower floors.

POT BUST CATTLE TRUCK SUMAS
| U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION

Officers scraped cow manure from the floor and opened up hidden panels, uncovering hundreds of bags of marijuana, Schreiber said.

The bags contained 1,746 pounds of marijuana, worth about $6 million dollars, Schreiber said.

"While it is not everyday we discover drugs hidden under cow flop, it does have its own unique sweet smell of success," said Pat Hinchey, an area port director with Customs and Border Protection.

Officers arrested the driver, Edwin R. Fuller, 39, of Langley, B.C., and transported him to the Whatcom County Jail.

He has since been transferred to a federal facility in Seattle to make a preliminary appearance in U.S. District Court.
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