Authorities say the bulk of marijuana has a street value of about $160,000.
Officials say border protection officers identified the owner of two suitcases at the departure gate and took him and the suitcases for examination after a narcotics dog alerted officers.
Inside the suitcases were vacuum-sealed packs of marijuana, which has a street value of $160,000, authorities say. "It is unusual to encounter travelers today who attempt to smuggle bulk amounts of marijuana in passenger bagged to overseas destinations," Rene Ortega of CBP's Area Port of Philadelphia said. "Bulk marijuana smuggling remains illegal, and Customs and Borden Protection officers will continue to deliver consequences when we encounter it."
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