On Sunday 10 January, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Texas seized 2,493 pounds of marijuana concealed in fake carrots which were mixed in with a commercial shipment of fresh carrots entering from Mexico.
Almost 3,000 carrot-shaped packages were discovered mixed in with real carrots. Officers were able to fill up the beds of two pickup trucks with the seized contraband. The estimated street value of the marijuana is $499,000.
The case is under investigation by the Department of Homeland Security.
This wasn't the first time carrots were used in drug smuggling attempts. In November 2015, agents at this same checkpoint seized almost two million dollars worth of alleged marijuana and cocaine found in packages of fresh cucumbers and carrots.
Source: edition.cnn.com
