
Border patrol agents in Pharr, Texas, discovered more than a ton of marijuana in a tractor-trailer that tried to cross into the U.S. on Sunday.
The drugs were stuffed into orange containers, which were made to resemble real carrots. The fake carrots were then mixed in with a load of real ones.
In total, officers discovered approximately 2,493 pounds of marijuana, with an estimated street value of $500,000.
Copious amount of marijuana found concealed in fake carrots https://t.co/zTYEMqPCxP pic.twitter.com/Bk2CW1mnPC
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Port Director Efrain Solis Jr. issued the following statement, “Once again, drug smuggling organizations have demonstrated their creativity in attempting to smuggle large quantities of narcotics across the U.S.-Mexico border.”
Over 3,000 “fake carrots” were used in the smuggling attempt, enough to fill up the beds of two border-patrol pickup trucks.
Hiding drugs in vegetable loads is not a new practice for smugglers, however. Back in November 2015, officers discovered two million dollars worth of marijuana and cocaine stuffed into cucumbers at the very same checkpoint.