Over $300,000 worth of drugs and guns seized by CBP agents

By Ray Gomez

Story Created: Oct 29, 2009

(Story Updated: Oct 29, 2009 )

Customs and Border Protection agents seized marijuana and several weapons headed into Mexico on Wednesday.

A total of over $300,000 worth of drugs and weapons were confiscated in three separate incidents.

One of those occurred when an agent discovered 15 weapons and two magazines hidden in the panels of a car headed southbound on the Lincoln-Juarez Bridge.

The second involved a Honda SUV and a total of 72 pounds of marijuana.

A third incident at the World Trade Bridge resulted in the seizure of over 200 pounds of marijuana found in the tractor-trailer's sleeper area.

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