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Marijuana Packages Discovered in Shipment of Fabric Softener at Otay Mesa Facility

CBP officers found packages of marijuana hidden in a tractor-trailer carrying a shipment of liquid fabric softener at the Otay Mesa cargo facility on July 30, CBP reported. Officers offloaded several pallets of merchandise and found 124 packages of marijuana,…

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valued at over $940,000, inside the boxes. CBP officers arrested the driver, a 43-year-old male Mexican citizen. They also seized the marijuana and tractor-trailer, CBP said.