Instead of Christmas Ornaments, CBP Officials in Los Angeles Discover Drug Paraphernalia Arriving from China
November 23, 2009U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials at Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport complex seized drug paraphernalia arriving from China in a sea container. The domestic value of the shipment is estimated to be more than $2.6 million. On November 17, officers seized thousands of pieces of drug paraphernalia that were being imported to the United States.
“CBP is devoted to prevent the entry of drugs and drug paraphernalia from entering the United States,” said Jeannette Lewis, CBP acting director of Field Operations. “These are 316,068 pieces of drug paraphernalia which will not make it to the streets,” Lewis added.
CBP has a multi-layer approach to target containers inbound to the United States.
This particular shipment was selected for inspection before the shipment arrived from overseas. The commodity was described as glass figures and Christmas ornaments.
The term “paraphernalia” refers to any equipment, product or material of any kind, which is primarily intended or designed for use in introducing into the human body a controlled substance. The items will be destroyed.
