Catapult Used to Launch Marijuana Into U.S. from Mexico Seized by Border Patrol Agents CNN
go to original February 15, 2017

A catapult was found near the Douglas Port of Entry last Saturday (U.S. Customs and Border Protection)

Border Patrol agents in Arizona thwarted some drug smugglers and dismantled a drug catapult used to launch marijuana into the United States from Mexico.

The catapult was attached to the top of a border fence near the Douglas Port of Entry, which is about two hours southeast of Tucson, Customs and Border Protection officials said in a statement Tuesday. The device appeared to be constructed of square tubing and a heavy spring welded together, with rope tied around parts of it.

The contraption was powerful enough to sling two bundles of weed — weighing a combined 47 pounds — into the United States from Mexico.

Agents made the discovery on February 10, when they approached several people near the fence, who then ran away.

They searched the area and found the drugs nearby.

The CBP alerted Mexican authorities, who seized the catapult, and CBP agents later dismantled it. The US federal agency then showed off its sense of humor by tweeting: “#USBP agents spring into action dismantling catapult used to launch #Marijuana”

Read the rest at KTLA

Related: Border Patrol Intercepts Marijuana, Makeshift Ferry Along Border (KVUE)

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