Authorities at the US – Mexico border in Texas made a startling
discovery of over 1,400 pounds of marijuana packages concealed in a
commercial shipment of coconuts.
According to US Customs and Border Protection, the officers along with
the help of a canine team, discovered a total of 2,485 packages of
marijuana were stuffed inside the coconut shipment (estimated at
$285,000) at the Pharr International Bridge Cargo facility in Texas. An investigation into where the shipment was coming from & who was expecting it is still ongoing.