Marijuana left in a field

This week the agents seized the marijuana after it was flown across the border. 270 pounds of marijuana was seized. It was smuggled across the border in an ultra-light aircraft. 

The incident occurred at around 3:00 pm Monday, after a concerned citizen notified Border Patrol agents of a possible load of narcotics abandoned, along with a metal basket. 

The caller said the basket was left in a field east of Calexico that was about to be plowed. El Centro Sector agents assigned to the Calexico station responded. They discovered 13 sealed packages of marijuana weighing about 278 pounds with an estimated street value of $222,000. The agents turned the marijuana over to the Drug Enforcement Administration. They did not comment on the basket.

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