C.B.P. News Release

Fishy Ice Chest Yields Marijuana Load at El Paso Port of Entry

(Friday, July 17, 2009)

El Paso, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the El Paso port of entry made an unusual marijuana seizure Thursday afternoon. CBP officers discovered 28 pounds of marijuana hidden inside the walls of a cooler that was filled with frozen fish.

“This seizure serves as a reminder that people will use any means available in their attempts to smuggle drugs into the United States,â€