CBP Seizes 5 Tons of Marijuana Bound for England

The seizure has an estimated street value of $24 million, which could generate profits double that in Europe.

The discovery of thousands of pounds of marijuana in Baltimore was “reminiscent of the 1980s weed smuggling heyday,” said one CBP officer. U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Baltimore seized more than 10,000 pounds of marijuana concealed in a shipping container that was bound for Liverpool, England, the agency exclusively told The Epoch Times on Thursday.

It was a shockingly large encounter, a CBP official said, and was “reminiscent of the 1980s weed smuggling heyday” when multi-ton shipments were commonplace. Marijuana seizures for the first seven months of this fiscal year now outpace all of last fiscal year by 5,000 pounds.