LAREDO, TX – We all love avocados, so it is a shock to the heart when we hear of them being used in any fashion other than our favorite dips or add-ons. With that being said, a 2000 Freightliner tractor trailer chauffeuring a frozen avocado pulp shipment through its second inspection was harboring 3,003 packages of alleged marijuana on Wednesday, November 29^th. U.S. Customs and Border Control (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry reported that the packages weighed in at a grand total of 4,739 pounds.

“Our CBP officers face many challenges daily while facilitating lawful trade,” said Alberto Flores, Port Director at Laredo Port of Entry, in a recent press release from the organization. “CBP’s layers of enforcement such as the non-intrusive imaging system, canine, and the officer’s experience play an important role in the intercepting of these dangerous narcotics.”

Here’s how it happened: a CBP officer at World Trade Bridge sent the tractor trailer to a secondary inspection, and upon further probing of the shipment, CBP officers discovered the smuggled alleged drug packages by using the non-intrusive imaging system and canines.

This isn’t the only drug bust the week has to offer. December 2^nd brought in an alleged cocaine bust; the combined total value of both attempts is $1,357,854. Both cases have since been sent to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HIS) for special agents to further investigate.

A big thanks goes to CBP as it takes a bite out of crime so we can bite into our beloved guacamole.