They say one man's trash is another man's treasure, but perhaps not when trying to smuggle drugs across the border.
On Sunday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron stopped a driver operating a garbage truck at around 11:15 p.m. who said he was transporting municipal trash destined for a landfill in New Boston, Michigan. The driver was referred to a secondary examination where border officers uncovered over 1,000 pounds of marijuana concealed in trash bags in the rear of the truck.
“Traffickers will use any means to attempt to transport illegal narcotics across our borders,” said Acting Port Director April Donaghy, in a news release. “Our officers are highly trained to spot inconsistencies, and I’m proud of their actions leading to such a significant seizure.”
The U.S. CBP said it has seized more than 9,000 pounds of marijuana at ports of entry across the state of Michigan.
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