Marijuana found in holiday candles at Mexican border

01:28 PM CST on Monday, December 10, 2007
Associated Press

EL PASO – These holiday candles smelled more like weed than pine.

A drug-sniffing dog found about 30 pounds of marijuana hidden inside six holiday candles at the Mexican border over the weekend.

Customs and Border Protection agents arrested a 17-year-old boy Saturday who said he was bringing the candles as a gift from his grandmother in Mexico to his mother in the U.S. The boy, who has not been identified by border agents, was turned over to El Paso police

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