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Holy guacamole! Over a ton of marijuana worth $10M found hidden in a shipment of frozen avocados
- 2,100 pounds of marijuana found in a frozen avocado pulp shipment that arrived to a cold storage facility in Lyons, Illinois, on Wednesday
- Flat bricks spread across 1,512 boxes
- Staff became suspicious of 'urgent pick up' instructions
- Company, Frozavo, based in Michoacán, western Mexico
By
Joel Christie For Dailymail.com
Published: 08:41 EST, 12 March 2015 | Updated: 10:12 EST, 12 March 2015
Workers at a cold storage facility in Illinois are being credited with intercepting a massive marijuana haul spread across 1,512 boxes of frozen avocado pulp.
In total more than of a ton of weed was seized with an estimated street value of $10 million.
Staff at the suburban facility in Lyons became suspicious of the weight of the shipment.
They also questioned its instructions for an 'urgent pick-up'.
All organic: Authorities found more than $10 million worth of marijuana hidden in a shipment of 'Frozavo' frozen avocado pulp at a west suburban cold storage facility in Lyons, Illinois, on Wednesday
Concealed: Flat bricks containing 2,100 pounds of weed were spread across 1,512 boxes of pulp
Sheriff’s police responded to the building on the 8400 block of West 47th Street with a narcotics-sniffing dog, which detected drugs inside the pallets, according to
NBC Chicago.
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Authorities ultimately found 2,100 pounds of marijuana.
The drug had been packed into flat packs that were covered in the avocado pulp.
No arrests have been made in relation to the seizure.
Intercepted: Staff became suspicious of the shipment and its strict 'urgent pick up' instructions
The company, Frozavo, is based in Michoacán, western Mexico.
Their
website says they ship to five countries.
However there is no suggestion yet the company were responsible
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