C.B.P. Press Release

CBP Officers at El Paso Port Seize $7 Million Worth of Marijuana

(Thursday, April 09, 2009)

El Paso, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the El Paso port of entry yesterday seized 9,084 pounds of marijuana in a single bust Wednesday. The drugs were hidden in a commercial shipment of auto parts. The estimated street value of the seized marijuana is $7,267,200.

The seizure occurred shortly before noon Wednesday at the commercial cargo facility at the Ysleta international crossing. A CBP officer referred for enhanced screening a 1995 GMC tractor that had entered the bridge through the Free and Secure Trade (FAST) lane hauling a 1999 Utility trailer laden with a shipment of auto parts. During the exam at the inspection dock, CBP drug sniffing dog “Ricoâ€