CBP Seizes Marijuana Hidden in Pumpkin Shipment

June 28, 2012 by Tim Warren|Customs

CBP said Nogales Border Patrol agents seized marijuana hidden within a produce shipment on June 25. They found 73 bundles of marijuana mixed within crates of pumpkins and chili peppers. The driver was arrested and transported to the Nogales Station for processing. The drugs, worth an estimated $851,500, will be held for evidence.