EL PASO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the El Paso port of entry seized 106 pounds of marijuana late Thursday. The drugs were hidden in a car being driven by a 17-year-old boy.

Drugs in bumper of car.

The seizure occurred just after 9 p.m. when a 2000 Ford Taurus being driven by the young U.S. citizen entered the Ysleta port of entry from Mexico. A CBP officer working the primary inspection booth noticed anomalies in the appearance of the vehicle and selected the car for a secondary exam.

A CBP drug sniffing dog searched the car and alerted to the bumpers. CBP officers scanned the vehicle with the Z-Portal X-ray system and spotted anomalies consistent with hidden contraband.

CBP officers continued the inspection and removed 90 marijuana-filled bundles from the front and rear bumpers as well as the doors of the vehicle.

The 17-year-old driver of the car, the vehicle and the drugs were turned over to the Texas Department of Public Safety for arrest and seizure.