US customs seized nearly four tons of $ 2.3 million worth of marijuana concealed in a shipment of jalapeno peppers. A sniffer dog alerted agents of a trailer carrying peppers to San Diego on the Mexican border.
According to Customs and border protection"A 37-year-old Mexican citizen entered the port of entry driving a tractor pulling a trailer whose cargo was presented as jalapeno peppers". jalapeno peppers.
"I am proud of the officers who have seized this important marijuana load," said Rosa Hernandez, Port Manager of Otay Mesa. US Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan also shared the image of marijuana seized on his verified Twitter account and praised the agents for a job well done.
CBP has seized 113 tons (103 tons) of marijuana so far this year, as well as 41 tons of cocaine and 27 tons of methamphetamine. In July, authorities seized nearly 20 tons of cocaine with an estimated market value of more than $ 1 billion in a Philadelphia harbor ship, one of the biggest drug smuggling from the history of the United States.
