2023-12-20 21:29:48
ROMULUS, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) – 110 pounds of ketamine was found in a traveler’s baggage at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport on Dec. 13, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
A citizen of the United Kingdom arrived on a flight from France and was selected for a second inspection, officers said.
An X-ray scan and physical search of two large suitcases, which the man claimed were given by a family member, revealed plastic bags filled with large white crystals, according to CBP.
The substance was ketamine, according to field tests.
At $90 per gram, the ketamine has a street value of over $4 million, CBP said.
CBP officers seized the ketamine and didn’t let the traveler enter and he returned to France, according to a press release.
“Our drug interdiction mission is vital to protecting our nation and our communities from the dangers of illicit substances,” Acting Port Director John Ammons said.
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