Original Blog Entry: Marijuana found in tombstone

truesee — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:06:33 GMT

In this photo provided by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Aug. 23, 2010, a seized article involved in an attempt to ship more than 50 pounds of marijuana inside a tombstone is shown. (AP Photo/U.S. Customs and Border Protection)

Marijuana found in tombstone in Ohio

Marijuana's street value estimated at about $52K

Tuesday, 24 Aug 2010, 7:07 AM CDT

CINCINNATI (AP) - Customs officials say they seized more than 50 pounds of marijuana from inside a tombstone being shipped from Jamaica to England through Cincinnati.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers made the discovery with help from a narcotics detection dog at the Cincinnati DHL Express hub at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.

Officers questioned last week why someone would ship a tombstone from Kingston, Jamaica, to London. An x-ray machine revealed packages of the drug in a metal box, wrapped in metal mesh and hidden inside the hollowed-out concrete marker.

The stone bears the name of 35-year-old Delroy Senior. Part of its inscription reads, your place no one can fill.

Authorities estimate the marijuana's street value at about $52,000. They have no suspects.

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