Agents of the Customs and Border Protection Service of the United States (CBP by initials in English) 20 kg (44 lb) cocaine-glazed breakfast cereal that he had been sent to a home in Hong Kong from South America.
The authorities have indicated in one release that a Narcotics detection dog called Bico he was sniffing through the merchandise from Peru on February 13 when he notified inspectors of the package.
The officers determined that the grain contained white powder and the flakes were glazed with a greyish substanceThey both tested positive for cocaine.
The amount of cocaine grain seized has an estimated value of $ 2.82 million, according to the CBP.
Cincinnati Customs Director Richard Gillespie said human traffickers have tried to conceal narcotics in every possible way, but promised that the inspectors will “use their training, intuition and strategic skills” to detect such shipments.
“The men and women in the Port of Cincinnati are committed to the dangerous drug flow and they continue to use their training, intuition and strategic skills to prevent these types of illegal shipments from reaching the public, ”said Gillespie.
Authorities warned that cocaine use can have many adverse health effects, such as cardiac arrhythmias, seizures, strokes and death.
Border Patrol and Customs agents periodically screen international passengers and cargo arriving for drugs, weapons and other prohibited products. On average, Dutch DPA was seized in the 2020 financial year 3677 pounds of narcotics at ports of entry across the country.
