US Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than 1,600 pounds of marijuana from a commercial truck at the Peace Bridge crossing in Buffalo, New York.
According to a CBP release, the truck arrived Tuesday with a shipment listed on its manifest as "chocolate." During a nonintrusive inspection scan, officers noticed irregularities and escorted the truck and trailer to the inspection area for a physical search. Inside, officers found vacuum-sealed packages in multiple cardboard boxes. An inventory turned up 56 boxes holding more than 1,600 pounds of suspected marijuana, which field-tested positive. CBP estimated the street value at about $4 million.
Acting Port Director Sharon Swiatek credited the find to screening technology and inspection protocols, saying the team kept more than 1,600 pounds of illicit drugs from entering the United States.
CBP said officers used non-intrusive inspection systems and X-ray imaging to flag the load, and noted that traffickers increasingly rely on false manifests and concealment methods to move narcotics across the border.
The seizure is one of several recent commercial-truck drug interceptions on the northern border. According to local reporting, it is the largest marijuana bust at the Peace Bridge since 2020.
The Peace Bridge, connecting Buffalo with Fort Erie, Ontario, is one of the busiest commercial land crossings between Canada and the United States, handling thousands of trucks daily.
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection.