text: Story highlights U.S. Customs and Border Protection seizes 2,493 pounds of marijuana 
   
   Packages discovered in shipment of carrots 
   
   (CNN) These aren't the carrots Bugs Bunny was chomping on. U.S. border officers seized more than a ton of marijuana stuffed into fake carrots tossed in with the real thing, officials said. 
   
   Officers in Pharr, Texas, on Sunday found 2,493 pounds of suspected marijuana concealed within a commercial shipment of fresh carrots entering from Mexico. 
   
   "Once again, drug smuggling organizations have demonstrated their creativity in attempting to smuggle large quantities of narcotics across the U.S.-Mexico border," Port Director Efrain Solis Jr. said in a statement. 
   
   Seized marijuana in U.S. law enforcement trucks. 
   
   The truck hauling the produce crossed the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge along the Texas-Mexico border near the Gulf of Mexico. The imaging inspection system flagged the vehicle for a secondary examination, where agents found the smuggled drugs, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection statement. ||||| Border agents in Texas intercepted a cargo shipment of marijuana concealed inside carrots Sunday, authorities said in a news release. 
   
   U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officers patrolling the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge cargo facility stopped a tractor-trailer carrying what was perceived to be a shipment of fresh carrots to the U.S. from Mexico on Jan. 10, according to the release Wednesday. 
   
   After an image scan, the agents brought out a canine unit to further examine the cargo. The second examination uncovered 2,817 carrot-shaped packages of marijuana, which agents said carries an estimated street value of $499,000. 
   
   “Once again, drug smuggling organizations have demonstrated their creativity in attempting to smuggle large quantities of narcotics across the U.S./Mexico border,” said Port Director Efrain Solis Jr. “Our officers are always ready to meet those challenges and remain vigilant towards any type of illicit activities.” 
   
   The agency said Homeland Security is assisting in the investigation. 
   
   The New York Daily News reported the police stopped drug smugglers at the same bridge on Dec. 2 from bringing in more than $1 million of drugs that were disguised as both carrots and cucumbers.
target: – Just how everyone likes their carrots: fake, stuffed with marijuana. Um, maybe not. Authorities say they seized 2,493 pounds of pot hidden inside a shipment of carrots at the Texas-Mexico border on Sunday, reports CNN. While some carrots turned out to be the real deal, nearly 3,000 carrot-shaped packages were found concealing marijuana worth about $499,000, per Fox News. "Once again, drug smuggling organizations have demonstrated their creativity in attempting to smuggle large quantities of narcotics across the US-Mexico border," said Port Director Efrain Solis Jr. Though the imaging inspection system flagged the vehicle, authorities might've had reason to suspect the veggies anyway: In November, some $2 million worth of drugs was also found in packages of carrots and cucumbers.