Border Patrol Agents Find Half a Ton of Weed Hidden in a Trailer
PHARR, TX Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility discovered over half a ton of marijuana valued at $250,000 concealed within a commercial trailer arriving from Mexico.
“Although some of the other hard narcotics may be more lucrative to drug smuggling organizations, large interceptions of marijuana like these still keep our communities safe, which is a top priority within our border security mission,” said Port Director Carlos Rodriguez, Port of Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas.
CBP officers working at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge on May 11, 2021 encountered an empty tractor/trailer arriving from Mexico and a secondary inspection which included the use of non-intrusive imaging (NII) equipment resulted in officers discovering that the trailer’s floor was loaded with marijuana. Officers removed 300 packages weighi
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Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility were busy recently with a seizure of alleged methamphetamine valued at $8.2 million discovered within a commercial shipment of fresh strawberries.
Ag News: Deadline for Chlorpyrifos and Meth Found in Strawberries This is the busiest time of year for beekeepers who breed and sell queen bees to help replenish honeybee colonies, and the breeders say the drought may lead to additional demand.
Dry weather reduces the amount of forage available to bees, meaning beekeepers could need to buy more queens to restock hives.
Bee breeders say demand for new queens has been so intense that they have had to turn away prospective customers. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the south Texas border crossing at the Pharr International Bridge intercepted drugs in a strawberry shipment on Thursday.
60-day Deadline for Chlorpyrifos and Meth Found in Strawberries
Tuesday May 4th, 2021 From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson with your Agribusiness Update. This is the busiest time of year for beekeepers who breed and sell queen bees to help replenish honeybee colonies, and the breeders say the drought may lead to additional demand.
Dry weather reduces the amount of forage available to bees, meaning beekeepers could need to buy more queens to restock hives.
Bee breeders say demand for new queens has been so intense that they have had to turn away prospective customers. After blasting the EPA for “13 years of interminable delay,” the federal appeals court in San Francisco set a 60-day deadline for the agency to either ban agricultural use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos or set newer and safer exposure levels for the chemical.