Dulles CBP officers intercept Utah meth destined to Paris
STERLING, Virginia – Professional football players have reported to camp to kick off the 2026 season, but U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have already been recording interceptions at Washington Dulles International Airport.
CBP officers picked off a deep ball -- four pounds of methamphetamine hydrochloride on July 10 that was being mailed from Utah County, Utah to Paris. No arrests have been made. An investigation continues.
CBP officers detected the meth while inspecting a parcel manifested as a marble vase. Instead of a vase, officers discovered two packages wrapped in black cellophane tape. Each package contained a crystalline substance. Officers used a handheld elemental isotope analysis device and identified the substance as methamphetamine hydrochloride.
The meth weighed 1.87 kilograms, or a little more than four pounds. It has a street value in the United States of about $40,000.
“Customs and Border Protection officers inspect hundreds to thousands of international mail parcels every day that are found to be legitimate so it is rewarding when our officers’ diligent efforts are rewarded with the discovery and seizure of dangerous drugs like this crystal meth,” said CBP Area Port Director Christine Waugh, Area Port of Washington, D.C. “Intercepting illicit narcotics shipped through our ports of entry remains an enforcement priority for CBP and these inspections contribute to keeping Americans and our allies safe.”
During a typical day last year, CBP officers and agents across the country seized 1,598 pounds of drugs, including 465 pounds of methamphetamine.
CBP's border security mission is led at our nation’s Ports of Entry by CBP officers and agriculture specialists from the Office of Field Operations. CBP screens international travelers and cargo and searches for illicit narcotics, unreported currency, weapons, counterfeit consumer goods, prohibited agriculture, invasive weeds and pests, and other illicit products that could potentially harm the American public, U.S. businesses, and our nation’s safety and economic vitality.
Learn more at www.CBP.gov.
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