293 kilograms marijuana seized at Bush Airport by US Customs and Border Protection

HOUSTON - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at George Bush Intercontinental Airport were able to catch two marijuana smuggling attempts in the past week, seizing a combined total of nearly 293 kilograms.

The first and largest bust was on Oct. 2, when CBP’s Anti-Terrorism Contraband Enforcement Team, along with the Advanced Targeting Unit and the CBP Narcotics Detection Canine Team, seized 241.92 kilograms of marijuana. It was packed in 371 vacuum-sealed pouches, hidden inside eight boxes marked as beauty equipment. The shipment was headed to Manchester, U.K.

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Two days later, on Oct. 4, CBP officers uncovered a second marijuana shipment during an inspection of checked baggage on a flight bound for London Heathrow Airport. The officers found 100 vacuum-sealed bags containing more than 51 kilograms of marijuana.

The investigation into these two large-scale drug smuggling attempts is ongoing.