10 Most Bizarre Items Found at U.S. Border Checkpoints

— June 14, 2014 Comments Off 1983

8. Hard Drugs

At times it’s hard not to be impressed by the creative methods the smugglers come up with to move their product across the border. A total of 425 pounds of marijuana was discovered inside some concrete lawn furniture on one occasion. The weed that was apparently hidden inside during the manufacture of the furniture was estimated to be worth about $213,000.

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