Massive Philly pot bust stops $2.4M shipment bound for England

Philadelphia, PA – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly 500 pounds of marijuana packed inside boxes of supposed clothing during a major drug interception near Philadelphia earlier this month.

Officers conducting a routine export inspection on January 6 uncovered 481 pounds of marijuana concealed in a shipping container bound for Oxford, England. The cargo originated from Decatur, Georgia, and was declared as containing only apparel.

Upon opening the first box, officers found a vacuum-sealed bag of marijuana. Further examination revealed that seven of the eighty boxes contained similar bags, totaling 405 vacuum-sealed packages. Each package bore distinctive labels such as Runtzberry, Joker Candy, Galactic Gas, Mega Cherries, and Blue Zooties—names believed to correspond to specific cannabis strains.

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