Federal officials seize 170 pounds of London-bound marijuana in Delaware County

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Federal Customs and Border Patrol agents seized 170 pounds of marijuana Monday at a warehouse in Delaware County.

While examining export parcels at an international shipping service facility, CBP officers found 35 parcels that contained marijuana.

The parcels had been shipped from multiple addresses in California and were destined for multiple addresses in the United Kingdom, CBP officials said in a press release.

The marijuana has a street value of about $800,000 in Philadelphia. Depending on potency, the haul could fetch two to three times more in London, the agency added.

"Though medical and recreational use of marijuana is being decriminalized in some U.S. states, marijuana possession and bulk smuggling remain illegal under federal law, and so Customs and Border Protection officers will continue to seize it when we encounter it," said Cleatus Hunt, CBP's area port director for the Area Port of Philadelphia. "This is an unprecedented number of export marijuana parcels that we've seen, but they are also parcels that London consumers won't see."

Federal law prohibits transporting marijuana across state lines or exporting it from the United States. However, CBP is observing a continuing trend of United States-based growers, retailers, and criminal organizations shipping or transporting marijuana to Europe and Africa where high-quality weed can fetch prices many times higher than in the U.S., the CBP said.

Officials said seizing 35 export parcels of marijuana in one day is unusual for CBP officers in Philadelphia.

CBP officers usually see the marijuana being exported in smaller parcels, but occasionally officers encounter travelers carrying marijuana-stuffed suitcases. Two weeks ago, Philadelphia CBP officers discovered 114 pounds of marijuana concealed inside the baggage of two women who attempted to board a flight to London.

The agency didn't specify whether it had good leads on the shippers in California.

Originally Published: November 6, 2024 at 4:10 PM EST