News (Media Awareness Project) - US TX: Federal Agents Found More Than 8 Tons Of Marijuana |
| Title: | US TX: Federal Agents Found More Than 8 Tons Of Marijuana |
| Published On: | 2005-05-27 |
| Source: | Ft. Worth Star-Telegram (TX) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-16 11:58:33 |
FEDERAL AGENTS FOUND MORE THAN 8 TONS OF MARIJUANA
FALFURRIAS, Texas - Federal agents found more than 8 tons of marijuana
valued at almost $14 million in a truckload of fruit, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection said Friday.
The seizure occurred about 6 a.m. Thursday at a Border Patrol
checkpoint about 75 miles north of the Texas-Mexico border.
Drug-sniffing dogs alerted agents to a tractor-trailer hauling
cantaloupes and bananas. Agents found 542 bundles of marijuana
weighing 17,297 pounds and valued at $13.8 million dollars.
The driver, a 36-year-old from Mission, Texas, was arrested and turned
over to the Drug Enforcement Administration out of Corpus Christi.
FALFURRIAS, Texas - Federal agents found more than 8 tons of marijuana
valued at almost $14 million in a truckload of fruit, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection said Friday.
The seizure occurred about 6 a.m. Thursday at a Border Patrol
checkpoint about 75 miles north of the Texas-Mexico border.
Drug-sniffing dogs alerted agents to a tractor-trailer hauling
cantaloupes and bananas. Agents found 542 bundles of marijuana
weighing 17,297 pounds and valued at $13.8 million dollars.
The driver, a 36-year-old from Mission, Texas, was arrested and turned
over to the Drug Enforcement Administration out of Corpus Christi.
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