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For the second time in less than a week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have prevented an attempt to smuggle more than a half-ton of marijuana hidden in a tractor-trailer rig.

The latest incident occurred Monday when officers working at the Nogales port of entry found more than 1,400 pounds of marijuana hidden in a rig carrying squash, according to a news release from the agency.

"Snap," a drug-sniffing dog, alerted officers to the odor and as they unloaded the rig, they found 85 bales of marijuana, worth about $1.5 million, hidden among pallets of squash, the release said.

The driver of the rig, a 45-year-old man from Nogales, Sonora, was arrested and turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Three days before on Friday, officers at the same port found more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana hidden in a tractor-trailer rig carrying a load of bricks, according to the news release.

The driver, a 27-year-old man also from Nogales, Sonora, was arrested and turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.