Border agents in Texas seized a half-million dollars worth of pot, creatively stashed in packages that look like carrots, officials said Thursday.

Officers and drug-sniffing dogs intercepted the weed as it crossed the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge, on the border with Mexico, about 250 miles south of San Antonio.

There were 2,493 pounds of marijuana hidden in 2,817 carrot-shaped tubes, officials said. The pot has a street value of $499,000.

“Once again drug smuggling organizations have demonstrated their creativity in attempting to smuggle large quantities of narcotics across the US/Mexico border,” Efrain Solis Jr., port director of the Hildago/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry.

“Our officers are always ready to meet those challenges and remain vigilant towards any type of illicit activities.”