Associated Press - August 5, 2008 7:35 PM ET
LAREDO, Texas (AP) - Customs and Border Protection today announced its officers seized $2.6 million worth of marijuana found in a furniture shipment in Laredo.
CBP officers found more than one ton of marijuana when they pulled over a truck at the World Trade Bridge on Friday afternoon.
Officers used high-tech scanning equipment and drug-sniffing dogs and found 408 bundles containing 2,685 pounds of marijuana hidden within the commercial shipment.
No arrests were made.
The investigation continues.
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August 5, 2008
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