US Customs and Border Protection officials have seized a shipment of about 4,000 bongs at Washington Dulles International Airport, the agency said.
On October 2, a $56,000 shipment from China appeared to be a “gravity pipe,” CBP said in a release Wednesday.
CBP import experts have “confirmed that Glass Bong has violated US laws on the importation of drug ingredients,” the release said.
The Bongs were visiting an address in Los Angeles County.
CBP officers screen international passengers and cargo for “illicit drugs, unreported currency, weapons, counterfeit consumer goods, prohibited agriculture, and other illegal products that could potentially protect the American public, American businesses, and the safety and vitality of our nation.” can cause damage,” the release said. ,
According to CBP, last month, CBP officers in Farr, Texas, seized more than $960,000 worth of cocaine weighing about 125 pounds, hidden in a tractor-trailer arriving from Mexico.
In last week’s release, CBP seized $23,000 worth of currency from a couple flying to Ghana. The couple reported having just $10,500.
“While inspecting the couple’s carry-on bag, officers found an envelope hidden behind the zippered liner of the carry-on bag. Officials verified the combined currency of the pair at $23,641. Authorities confiscated the currency for violating US currency reporting laws and then released the couple with $641 in humanitarian relief,” the release said.
According to CBP, federal law requires travelers to report all currency of $10,000 or more.
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