Drugs seized in rail car

 

 U.S. Customs officers on Monday discovered 427 pounds of marijuana in an empty railcar crossing into the United States from Mexico at the El Paso, Texas, port of entry.

   A specialist noticed an anomaly in the hopper car as part of a routine gamma ray inspection that all trains undergo. A subsequent search located a disguised access panel leading to a hidden compartment containing 179 bundles of the drug, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.

   CBP officers each month process about 210 northbound trains averaging 61 cars apiece at the El Paso rail crossing. 

Source: American Shipper