CBP Officers Seize Almost Half Ton of Marijuana at Andrade Port of Entry

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Andrade, Calif. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers conducting border security operations at the Andrade port of entry arrested two male U.S. citizens and seized almost 1,000 pounds of marijuana Sunday evening, March 25, officials announced today.

CBP officers encountered the two men when they came through the border station at about 7:30 p.m. in a 2006 Chevrolet pickup truck pulling a trailer. Officers directed the vehicle and passengers for a more in-depth investigation where systems checks revealed the driver had a warrant for his arrest. During the secondary examination, officers utilized a narcotic detector dog to screen the vehicle that alerted to the back wall of the trailer.

Officers subsequently found a false compartment in the back wall of the trailer that contained 70 wrapped bundles of the narcotic weighing 934 pounds and valued at about $500,000, officials said.