Same Drug Trend Louisville US CBP Intercepted Over 2,000 Pounds of Narcotics in October

9th November 20228th November 2022 Tony Kingham

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers are working 24 hours a day, seven days a week to keep Americans safe from dangerous drugs that threaten communities around the U.S. CBP officers in Louisville seized a total of 2,205 pounds of illicit drugs during the month of October.

Drugs in October — Drugs hidden in the soles of shoes is just one of the many ways criminals try to conceal their drugs. CBP officers in Louisville found over 2,200 pounds of narcotics during the month of October.

CBP officers seized 295 shipments in October that contained various drugs. The narcotics arrived from the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Mexico, and Canada. CBP seized:

1,406 pounds of Marijuana
271 pounds of Methamphetamine
135 pounds of Khat
126 pounds of N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT)
75 pounds of cocaine
71 pounds of Ketamine
43 pounds of scheduled narcotics and pre-cursors
29 pounds of Magic Mushrooms
29 pounds of Liquid Methamphetamine
20 pounds of steroids

“The seizure of these shipments is a testament to the outstanding job our CBP officers do every day,” said LaFonda D. Sutton-Burke, Director, Field Operations-Chicago Field Office. “Our officers are out there stopping these illegal substances from reaching the public and endangering lives.”

Drug smugglers are also trying to find interesting ways to hide their narcotics when they ship them. Officers have found drugs in toys, soles of shoes, clothing, caulk tubes, metal cylinders and paint products. “These seizures are the dangers our officers face every night, and it doesn’t stop,” said Thomas Mahn, Port Director-Louisville. “Our officers do an outstanding job stopping these shipments. These criminals keep trying different ways to sneak their contraband in and our officers do a better job of finding it and stopping it in its tracks.”

CBP officers screen international travelers and cargo, and search for illicit narcotics, unreported currency, weapons, counterfeit consumer goods, prohibited agriculture, and other illicit products that could potentially harm the American public, U.S. businesses, and our nation’s safety and economic vitality.

CBP seized an average of 4,732 pounds of dangerous drugs every day across the United States last year.