MEXICO — United States Border Patrol agents have seized bundles of marijuana that appear to have been catapulted into the country from the Mexican side of the border. <br /> <br />The U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported in a press release that on February 10, agents were patrolling an area east of the Douglas, Arizona port of entry on the US-Mexico border, when they saw several people on the south side quickly retreat upon seeing them approach. <br /> <br />After they arrived at the fence, the agents discovered a makeshift catapult had been mounted onto it on the Mexico side. <br /> <br />The contraption appeared to have been used by smugglers to launch bales of marijuana over the border and into the U.S. <br /> <br />When agents searched the area, they found two bundles of marijuana that weighed a combined total of over 47 pounds. The catapult was promptly dismantled, then seized by Mexican authorities.
