Buffalo, NY (WBEN) Customs and Border Protection seized more than a ton of marijuana, valued at $5 million, at the Peace Bridge on Wednesday. Agents say the commercial shipment was manifested as bathroom vanities.
Agents say the shipment was selected for further examination. The CBP says the truck and trailer were sent for a non-intrusive examination that revealed anomalies in the trailer and was subsequently sent to the commercial vehicle inspection area. CBP officers then performed a physical inspection of the shipment and discovered vacuum-sealed marijuana packages secreted within the pallet-shipment-boxes.
"HSI is committed with CBP to disrupt the flow of illegal drugs smuggled into the United States," said Matthew Scarpino, acting Special Agent in Charge of HSI Buffalo. "Through the HSI Border Enforcement Security Task Force, HSI will continue to investigate these significant seizures, with our Canadian law enforcement partners, to combat the transnational criminal networks that threaten our international region."
Homeland Security is investigating.
