Thursday, March 20, 2008

Leafy green veggies

I know most people like to bring a little something back when they visit a foreign country, like a snow globe or a t-shirt. God knows, those kind of items arouse less suspicion than thirty pounds of canned food:
It didn't look quite right to federal agents when the high school student strolled into the U.S. border crossing while carrying six enormous cans of vegetables.

After agents took X-rays of one can, their suspicions were confirmed. It turned out the industrial-size containers of hominy and jalapeno peppers actually were stuffed with 25 pounds of marijuana, agents said.

The cans normally hold about 5 pounds of vegetables and are commonly used in food service and restaurants, U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Roger Maier said.

The 17-year-old, a U.S. citizen who lives in Juarez, Mexico, had declared she was just bringing in some food.
I guess if I had 25 pounds of weed, I'd have the munchies, too.

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