U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Otay Mesa, Calif., discovered more than 5 ½ tons of marijuana instead of the limes that were listed on the manifest.
A tractor-trailer supposedly carrying limes entered the Otay Mesa Cargo port of entry on June 4. A Customs and Border Protection agent referred the load for a more in-depth exam and discovered “anomalies,” according to a news release.
Officers opened the boxes, which were full of tightly-packed bundles of marijuana. The CBP seized the 468 packages, weighing more than 11,000 pounds, with a street value of about $8.4 million, according to the release.
The 74-year-old driver was arrested and turned over to Homeland Security Investigations.
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