CBP Port Huron Seizes Nearly 15lbs of Marijuana
via Canadian mail trucks

#LSN_PublicSafety   Marijuana seized at Blue Water Bridge

PORT HURON, MICHIGAN   – May 2,  2019  (LSN)  —- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations at the Blue Water Bridge seized nearly 15lbs of Marijuana in two different shipments during special operations.  

On April 26th, CBP Officers identified two separate shipments via Canadian mail trucks that were labeled as bed clothes and selected them for an enforcement examination at the Centralized Examination Station in Marysville, MI. Upon inspection of the packages, vacuum sealed bundles of Marijuana were discovered. The packages were tested and revealed a positive finding for the properties of Marijuana and were seized under federal law. 

“Over $50,000 of illegal drugs will not make it into our streets to poison our youth, and for that, I truly commend our officers’ steadfast effort in protecting our nation” said port director Michael Fox.

The total weight of the two shipments were nearly 15lbs with an estimated street value of nearly $53,000.00.  

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