A bag stuffed with 110 pounds of ketamine — with a street value of $4 million — was found in a passenger’s luggage at Detroit Metropolitan Airport, officials said Wednesday.
The traveler, an unidentified UK national, arrived on a flight from France on December 13 and was selected for a second screening, US Customs and Border Protection said.
X-ray scans and a physical examination of two large suitcases, which the Briton claimed were given to him by a family member, found they contained black plastic garbage bags “filled with large white crystals,” CBP said in a statement.
Field tests determined the substance in the bag was ketamine — an anesthetic used to treat pain and depression known to have hallucinogenic effects.
“At $90 per gram, this shipment of ketamine has a street value of over $4 million,” the agency said.
A bag full of ketamine crystals was seized from a passenger at Detroit Metropolitan Airport last week. US Customs and Border Protection X-ray scans showed two bags containing 110 pounds of ketamine in a suitcase carried by a UK national who arrived on a flight from France. US Customs and Border Protection
Officers seized the drugs and turned away the suspected smuggler, who was returned to France.
“Our drug interdiction mission is critical to protecting our nation and our communities from the dangers of illicit substances,” said Port Acting Director John Ammons.
Ketamine is a Schedule III controlled substance, and although accepted for medical use for short-term sedation and anesthesia, as well as in veterinary medicine, it is increasingly abused as a party drug due to its dissociative sensation and hallucinogenic properties.
US Customs and Border Patrol officers found drugs with a street value of $4 million after selecting travelers for a second inspection. US Customs and Border Protection “Friends” star Matthew Perry died of a ketamine overdose in October. Instagram / Matthew Perry
“Friends” star Matthew Perry died earlier this fall from the acute effects of ketamine, according to his autopsy results released last week.
The actor had been undergoing experimental ketamine infusion therapy to treat depression and anxiety before he drowned in a heated pool on October 28.
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