Half ton of pot seized from truck at border
PORT HURON, Mich. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Blue Water Bridge border crossing have seized more than half a ton of marijuana from an Ontario plated commercial truck, the agency said Tuesday.
The drug, manifested as furniture, was seized Monday, the CBP said. It was destined for various locations in Michigan.
The agency said officers searching the vehicle uncovered 1,114 pounds marijuana in vacuum-sealed packages concealed in cardboard boxes and loaded on to wooden pallets within the truck.
The identity of the driver was not released.
“Even during a pandemic, traffickers continue to attempt to exploit our borders and will stop at nothing to try and introduce illicit drugs into our communities,” said port director Michael Fox, who oversees operations at the Port Huron Area Port of Entry.
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Identity not released. Guess that will help him get another job. Greed motivates people like this and don’t deserve to remain anonymous.
Seeing big dollar signs does funny things to alot off people, but there’s still always those who are willing to risk everything for that payoff which hardly ever happens!
Are people that stupid never seem to get any better dumb people maybe he can phone Trudeau to get him off.