Home Medical Factors Facing Pilots Aviation Stories Of Interest FAA Exam Aviation News Maintenance and Aircraft Mechanics General Aviation Helicopters
Aviation History Legal Issues In Aviation Links To Other Sites Editorials Hot Air Balloon Aviation Training Handbooks Read Online Upcoming Events Editorials

 



 
Dulles International Airport Records Third Courier Cocaine Seizure In One Week
 
By Jim Douglas
 

September 22, 2012 - For the third time in one week, Customs and Border Protection officers at Washington Dulles International Airport recorded a business courier narcotics seizure when officers discovered nearly six pounds of cocaine Saturday morning that was concealed inside blocked sugar and in soup mix packages. 

The Guatemalan courier, who arrived about 2 a.m. from El Salvador, was referred to a routine secondary inspection. During that examination, CBP officers discovered a white, powdery substance in two hard brown bricks labeled as “Dulce de Panela” which is a molasses-like, brown candy made of unrefined sugar, and in five packages of “Hilachas,” a beef soup.  

A CBP narcotics detector dog alerted to the seven items, and the white substance field-tested positive for cocaine. Total weight of the cocaine measured 2,641.9 grams or 5 pounds, 13 ounces. 

 

“The recent trend in courier cocaine seizures validates the hard work that Customs and Border Protection officers do every day in ensuring that even routine courier imports comply with all federal laws and import regulations,” said Christopher Hess, CBP Port Director for the Port of Washington. “Customs and Border Protection remains committed to stopping illicit narcotics at our nation’s borders before it can reach our neighborhoods.” 

After extensive interviews, authorities released the man to return home to Guatemala. CBP officers barred him from returning to the U.S. for a minimum of five years. Last weekend, CBP officers discovered cocaine concealed inside a false second lining of plastic jars that two Guatemalan couriers brought to Washington Dulles International Airport. The combined weight of the plastic jars and cocaine measured about 13 pounds. Both men were returned to Guatemala and barred for a minimum of five years. 

During fiscal year 2011, which spans Oct. 1, 2010 through Sept. 30, 2011, CBP officers at Washington Dulles International Airport intercepted a little more than 50 pounds of cocaine in seven seizures.

 

 

 
 
Other News Stories (For the latest news please checkout our home page)
 
 
 
 
blog comments powered by Disqus  
Home Aviation News Aviation Stories Of Interest FAA Exam Upcoming Events Links To Other Sites General Aviation Helicopters Medical Factors Facing Pilots
Maintenance and Aircraft Mechanics Hot Air Balloon Aviation Training Handbooks Read Online Aviation History Legal Issues In Aviation Sea Planes Editorials
 
 ©AvStop Online Magazine                                                                 Contact Us                                                  Return To News                                          Bookmark and Share
 
 

AvStop Aviation News and Resource Online Magazine