Weed disguised as Carrots busted at U.S. Border

Drug smugglers trying to sneak thousands of
pounds of weed disguised as carrots into the
United States were sniffed out by authorities this
weekend—though they demonstrated "creativity" in
the attempted smuggling, officials said.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection intercepted
2,493 pounds of “alleged marijuana,” which was
found hidden among a commercial shipment of
fresh carrots in a tractor-trailer traveling from
Mexico. The shipment was discovered during a
search at the Pharr International Bridge cargo
facility, located near the U.S. border with Mexico
in southeastern Texas—around 250 miles south of
San Antonio.
A close-up of the weed hidden in packages made
to resemble carrots. The packages were
contained in a shipment of actual carrots from
Mexico. U.S. Customs and Border
Protection
“Once again, drug smuggling organizations
have demonstrated their creativity in
attempting to smuggle large quantities of
narcotics across the U.S.-Mexico border,”
said Efrain Solis Jr., port director of the
Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry. “Our
officers are always ready to meet those
challenges and remain vigilant toward any
type of illicit activities.”