Sculpmeth for CBP Officers in Cincinnati
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the port of Cincinnati discovered and seized methamphetamine that was concealed within two clay sculptures.
While examining incoming freight from Canada, CBP officers selected a shipment described on the invoice as “2X Sculpture, 1X Family Photo” for an x-ray inspection.
At the end of the x-ray inspection, examining officers noted inconsistencies with the density of two clay figurines. The officers made one small hole in each sculpture using a drill and discovered that the anomaly found in the x-ray was a white powder that tested positive for methamphetamine.
Destined for a private residence in Auckland, New Zealand, the sculptures and the methamphetamine had a collective weight of just over five pounds. (cj)