DOUGLAS, Ariz. -- A woman used a laundry basket full of wet clothes to conceal packages of marijuana, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers.
On Wednesday at about 5:30 p.m., CBP officers at the Douglas Port of Entry were screening travelers and vehicles when they came in contact with a 27-year-old woman driving a 2010 Ford Fusion.
The woman was identified as a Mexican National and resident of Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico.
The officers became suspicious of the woman and selected her for further inspection.
CBP officers searched the vehicle and discovered that a laundry basket full of wet clothes was concealing packages of marijuana.
The total weight of marijuana was about 25 pounds with an estimated street value of $56,000.
Officers seized the vehicle and marijuana. The woman was turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement for further investigation.
