CBP Seizes Marijuana Hidden in Lime Shipment

CBP officers at the Rio Grande City, Texas, port of entry seized over 1,300 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of $1,050,000 on July 19. The marijuana was found in a white utility trailer, which had arrived containing a manifested shipment of commercial limes. The shipment was referred to secondary for a thorough examination of conveyance and merchandise. CBP officers then discovered 244 packages of alleged marijuana weighing about 1,312 pounds, mixed in with the boxes containing the fresh limes. CBP seized the narcotics, trailer and the cartons of limes, it said.