– U.S. Border Patrol finds ecstasy concealed in truck –

(OSOYOOS TIMES — May 23, 2007) –

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officers at the Osoyoos-Oroville border crossing seized 182 pounds (83 kilograms) of ecstasy “ valued at an estimated $5.2 million “ during a border security truck examination on May18.
It is the largest and only major ecstasy seizure at that border crossing.
According to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection news release, the drugs were concealed in the back doors of an 18-wheel truck and trailer destined for California. The truck and trailer were also seized.
An X-ray examination of the trailer led officers to discover 49 packages of ecstasy “ containing approximately 262,000 pills “ within the walls of the trailer doors.
CBP spokesman Mike Milne says there are no arrests or charges and the matter is still under investigation. Milne says a Canadian man and woman were released because there was no indication they were involved or knew the drugs were concealed in the trailer.rnThe trailer was loaded with wood to be made into wood pallets, he adds.
CBP Area Port Director Ron Arrigoni says, This significant ecstasy seizure is a result of CBP's continued vigilance at our borders. Our officers continue to make significant narcotics seizures along the U.S.-Canada border, both inbound and outbound.