Police arrested a Texas woman who had 71 pounds of marijuana in her baggage at Washington Dulles International Airport, customs officials said.Du Li Park, 30, of The Colony, Texas, was charged on Nov. 23 with various drug offenses, according to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection statement released Monday.CBP officers inspecting baggage loaded onto a flight on Nov. 22 encountered two hard-sided suitcases that contained large, vacuum-sealed bags of marijuana, officials said.Officials said officers found 60 vacuum-sealed bags containing a combined 71 pounds and 11 ounces of marijuana that had a street value of as much as $330,000 in the United States.”Bulk marijuana smuggling is illegal, and Customs and Border Protection will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to hold smugglers accountable,” Marc Calixte, CBP’s area port director for the Washington, D.C., said in a statement. “Travelers who gamble with their freedom by smuggling bulk amounts of marijuana for a little extra cash may find themselves on the losing end of that proposition.”Federal law prohibits transporting marijuana across state lines or exporting it from the United States. CBP said it has observed a continuing trend of U.S.-based growers and retailers shipping marijuana to Europe and Africa, where high-quality weed can fetch prices many times higher than in the U.S. Depending on potency, this load could fetch two to three times more in London, officials said.CBP said its officers usually see marijuana exported in smaller parcels, but occasionally, travelers carry suitcases stuffed with marijuana.
Police arrested a Texas woman who had 71 pounds of marijuana in her baggage at Washington Dulles International Airport, customs officials said.
Du Li Park, 30, of The Colony, Texas, was charged on Nov. 23 with various drug offenses, according to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection statement released Monday.
CBP officers inspecting baggage loaded onto a flight on Nov. 22 encountered two hard-sided suitcases that contained large, vacuum-sealed bags of marijuana, officials said.
Officials said officers found 60 vacuum-sealed bags containing a combined 71 pounds and 11 ounces of marijuana that had a street value of as much as $330,000 in the United States.
“Bulk marijuana smuggling is illegal, and Customs and Border Protection will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to hold smugglers accountable,” Marc Calixte, CBP’s area port director for the Washington, D.C., said in a statement. “Travelers who gamble with their freedom by smuggling bulk amounts of marijuana for a little extra cash may find themselves on the losing end of that proposition.”
Federal law prohibits transporting marijuana across state lines or exporting it from the United States.
CBP said it has observed a continuing trend of U.S.-based growers and retailers shipping marijuana to Europe and Africa, where high-quality weed can fetch prices many times higher than in the U.S. Depending on potency, this load could fetch two to three times more in London, officials said.
CBP said its officers usually see marijuana exported in smaller parcels, but occasionally, travelers carry suitcases stuffed with marijuana.
“]] Police arrested a Texas woman who had 71 pounds of marijuana in her baggage at Washington Dulles International Airport, customs officials said.
