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Dulles CBP K9 Team Detects Four Outbound Parcels Stuffed with Marijuana

Release Date
Fri, 01/17/2020

STERLING, Virginia. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) narcotics detector dog team detected four outbound mail parcels that contained nearly seven pounds of marijuana combined near Washington Dulles International Airport Saturday.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection narcotics detector dog Ginna alerted to four outbound mail parcels at Washington Dulles International Airport January 11, 2020 that contained nearly seven pounds of marijuana destined to the Netherlands. (CBP Photo/Handouts)
CBP narcotics K9 Ginna

Narcotics detector dog Ginna, a four-year-old German shepherd, and partner swept parcels at an air cargo warehouse that were destined overseas and alerted to the four parcels.

  • Parcel one contained 969.1 grams, and was being shipped from El Sobrante, Calif., to Amsterdam, Netherlands.
     
  • Parcel two contained 1,098.2 grams, and was being shipped from Pinole, Calif., to a different address in Amsterdam
     
  • Parcel three contained 489.1 grams, and was being shipped from Tracey, Calif., to Sittard, Netherlands.
     
  • Parcel four contained 489.5 grams, and was being shipped from a different address in Tracey to Bladel, Netherlands.

The marijuana weighed a combined 3,045.9 grams, or a little more than 6 pounds, 11 ounces and had a street value of about $5,300.

“Customs and Border Protection officers remains steadfast in our commitment to disrupt narcotics smuggling attempts, and our highly-skilled narcotics detector dog teams are on the frontline of this effort,” said Casey Durst, CBP’s Director of Field Operations in Baltimore. “Illicit narcotics interdictions is one way in which CBP contributes to the safety and safety of our communities.”

U.S. Customs and Border Protection narcotics detector dog Ginna alerted to four outbound mail parcels at Washington Dulles International Airport January 11, 2020 that contained nearly seven pounds of marijuana destined to the Netherlands. (CBP Photo/Handouts)
CBP K9 Ginna alerted to 7 pounds of
marijuana destined to the Netherlands.

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 4,657 pounds of illicit narcotics every day during 2018 across the United States. Learn about what CBP accomplished during "A Typical Day" in 2018.

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Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021