(August 28, 2008)—U.S. Border Patrol agents have seized more than 5,600 pounds of marijuana at what was described as a drug packaging operation near the Rio Grande.
The Border Patrol said the nearly three-tons of pot seized in the Starr County community of Escobares had an estimated street value of more than $4.5 million.
The discovery came Wednesday after agents found two people attempting to flee a large building.
Inside, agents say they found large bundles and an overwhelming aroma of marijuana, as well as packaging materials including grease buckets, saran wrap, gloves and masks.
The Border Patrol says the drugs and the people who attempted to flee the area were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Agency.
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