3,000 POUNDS OF POT SEIZED IN TRUCK AT SAN LUIS

The San Luis port of entry had its highest single marijuana
seizure Thursday - at 3,043 pounds - a U.S. Customs and Border
Protection spokesman said in a Friday news release.

The 1 1/2 tons of marijuana were seized from an apparently empty
commercial tractor trailer after officers noted the driver acting
suspicious during routine questioning, Officer Brian Levin said. Once
drug dog Ben picked up the odor of marijuana in the trailer, officers
used the X-ray system to find a hidden compartment stuffed with 182
bundles with a street value of $5 million, Levin said. The driver, a
45-year-old U.S. citizen whom Levin did not name, was turned over to
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement while the drugs, his truck and
trailer were seized, Levin said.

He said including the Thursday bust, officers at the San Luis port of
entry have seized 3,695 pounds of marijuana and aborted 25 smuggling
attempts since Oct. 1.