It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s… pounds of marijuana?
That’s right; over 260 pounds of marijuana fell from the sky outside San Diego, encased in a metal cage.
Don’t get too excited, stoners, as the airdropped ganja has since been seized by US Customs and Border Protectionagents.
According to federal agents, the marijuana was airdropped at approximately 4:15 am on Monday morning last week by an ultra-light aircraft.
The ten bundles have an estimated street value of approximately $157,000 in California prices.
The plane that dropped the package did not land stateside, and was traced on its journey from and back to Mexico.
CBP’s Office of Air and Marine (OAM) spotted and tracked the plane as it crossed the border and returned to Mexico without landing.
There are two suspects, including a 32-year-old undocumented immigrant and a 49-year-old man who is said to be a legal permanent resident.
This isn’t the first time people have used creative means to smuggle marijuana across the US-Mexico border, as people have done everything from using t-shirt cannons,to taping marijuana to unsuspecting drivers’ vehicles to get the plant to the States.
Via: NBC Los Angeles, Top Photo Courtesy: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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