CBP officers seize $875K in marijuana disguised as a shipment of men's overalls
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Baltimore seized $875,000 in marijuana after it was discovered in a shipment disguised as men’s overalls.

Officers found more than 200 pounds of the psychoactive drug concealed inside 155 vacuum-sealed packages April 29, according to a press release from CBP.

The drug-filled packages were being shipped via air cargo to Belgium and were labeled as “brace overalls for men / heavy duty workwear bib.”

“Smugglers, including transnational criminal organizations, based in oversaturated marijuana markets, attempt to generate revenue by illegally exporting bulk shipments to markets across the globe,” Jason Kropiewnicki, CBP’s acting area port director for the Area Port of Baltimore, said in a statement.

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CBP officers noted an ongoing trend of transnational criminal organizations trying to ship U.S.-based marijuana overseas to Europe and Africa, where “high-quality weed can fetch huge profits.” (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

The incident is being investigated by special agents with Homeland Security Investigation’s Border Enforcement Security Task Force, CBP said.

Every day last year, CBP officers seized an average of 1,571 pounds of drugs at different ports of entry across the U.S., according to the release.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

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