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CBP Officers at Dulles Seize Almost 4lbs Cocaine in Drink Boxes and Spice Bottle

August 8th 2012   ·   1 Comment

Sterling, Va. – Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Washington Dulles International Airport seized almost 4 pounds of cocaine hidden inside chocolate drink boxes and a spice bottle in two Guatemalan men’s luggage shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday.

Seized cocaine that was concealed in cartons of Choco Panda drink boxes
CBP officers at Washington Dulles International Airport discovered almost 3 pounds, 6 ounces of cocaine in these chocolate drink boxes.

Esteban Gustavo Ischiu Rojas, 44, and Jose Victor Munoz Lemus, 42, both from Guatemala and travelling together, arrived on a flight from San Salvador, El Salvador, and presented themselves as travelers for business as couriers. CBP officers referred both to secondary inspection for a baggage exam. In Ischiu’s baggage, CBP officers discovered a garlic salt bottle which contained 177 grams, or about 6 ounces, of cocaine. In Munoz’ baggage, CBP officers discovered that four Choco Panda drink boxes contained plastic bags filled with cocaine totaling 1,536 grams, or 3 pounds, 6 ounces. Total weight of the cocaine was 1,713 grams, or 3 pounds, 12 ounces. The street value was approximately $120,000.

“Customs and Border Protection officers are very good at finding illicit substances concealed in novel ways,” said Christopher Hess, CBP Port Director for the Port of Washington. “This narcotics seizure highlights the work of vigilant officers performing a thorough inspection and preventing this deadly poison from finding its way onto our community’s streets.”

Both men were turned over to the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority police department for criminal prosecution on controlled substance charges. CBP placed an immigration detainer on the two men to be returned to CBP upon the adjudication of any charges.

A version of this column originally appeared in www.cbp.gov.

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  1. Don Vanderburg says:
    August 8, 2012 at 3:27 pm

    Looks like our elected officials won’t get thier daily fix today. Lmao

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