C.B.P. News Release

CBP in Houston Records First Major Drug Seizure of 2010

885 Pounds of Marijuana Discovered in Shipping Container

(Tuesday, January 05, 2010)

Houston — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers started the New Year with its first major narcotics seizure, Monday, when it confiscated marijuana concealed in a sea cargo container.

Customs and Border Protection officers, working seaport operations at the Bayport Terminal, examined the container and discovered more than 885 pounds of marijuana concealed in pallets of tile. This seizure is estimated to be worth more than $440,000.

The shipment originated in Mexico and was destined to Chicago.

“Criminal organizations are enterprising,â€