30 pounds of pot found inside pictures of Jesus
February 10, 2010 8:46 p.m. EST
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency says it found marijuana hidden in framed pictures of Jesus Christ.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Bust at U.S.-Mexico border reveals marijuana stuffed into framed pictures of Jesus
- U.S. Customs says criminals sometimes use religious artifacts to hide illegal goods
- Cesar, a federal drug-sniffing dog, discovered the hidden marijuana
- 22-year-old woman in a Jeep from Juarez, Mexico, arrested
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(CNN0 -- A marijuana bust along the U.S.-Mexico border revealed 30 pounds of the drug stuffed into framed pictures of Jesus Christ, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency said Wednesday.
"This is not the first time we have seen smugglers attempt to use religious figures and articles of faith to further their criminal enterprise," said William Molaski, port director of the agency's office in El Paso, Texas, in a statement.
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