Customs and Border Protection personnel at Dulles International Airport grabbed 71 pounds of a new synthetic stimulant similar to amphetamines last week, the agency announced Wednesday.
U.S officials first identified the drug on American streets in 2021, where it had been sold to consumers as ecstasy. On June 26, CBP agents intercepted two boxes sent from China to an address in the District of Columbia manifested as beauty products.
Upon inspecting what was inside the packages, officers found multiple vacuum-sealed bags containing chunks of a white crystalline substance. Testing found that N,N-Dimethylpentylone hydrochloride was the drug in question. “The synthetic stimulant market tries to stay one step ahead of law enforcement by continually tweaking
‘s chemical compounds to create new, yet still dangerous, analogues,” Christine Waugh, CBP acting area port director for D.C., said in a statement.• Brad Matthews can be reached at
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Migrant caught attempting to scuba dive across border into US, Border Patrol saysA migrant attempted to cross the Colorado River using scuba gear but was apprehended by Border Patrol officials and is set to be sent back to Mexico.
Read more »
CBP agent took bribes to let vehicles with drugs cross into U.S. from Mexico: ProsecutorsA U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer has been charged in an indictment unsealed Monday with allegedly accepting bribes to allow drug-laden vehicles across the U.S.-Mexico border.
Read more »
CBP officer accused of taking bribes to allow drug smugglers into U.S.A Customs and Border Protection officer was indicted Monday on charges of taking bribes to allow drugs to be smuggled across the southern border.
Read more »
Prosecutors: CBP officer charged with taking bribes to allow drugs to pass through borderA Customs and Border Protection officer is accused of taking bribes and then allowing vehicles containing illegal drugs to pass through the U.S.
Read more »
Convicted child sex offender arrested in Eagle Pass after being deported in 2022, Border Patrol saysThe 23-year-old's arrest in Eagle Pass comes after his statutory rape and possession of child pornography conviction in Missouri last year, officials said.
Read more »