CBP stops invasive weeds in Baltimore

Customs

Thursday, May 31, 2012

U.S. Department of Agriculture botanists have confirmed that a weed seed identified by Customs agriculture specialists at the Port of Baltimore last week is the highly invasive species known as Mission Grass, Customs and Border Protection said Thursday. Inspectors discovered the Mission Grass seed in a container of steel coils from Vietnam. It is the first time the noxious weed has been seen at the Port of Baltimore. Enforcement officers also found a Cogongrass s...

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