140 lbs of meth worth just under $1 million intercepted at Cincinnati port
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in Cincinnati intercepted 140 pounds of liquid methamphetamine hidden inside a large shipment of acrylic waterproofing paint Friday, January 6.
The agency valued the smuggled narcotics at around $955,000.
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CBP Narcotic Detector Dog “Betty” alerted officers of a shipment of paint containers appearing to have a white crystalized substance on the lids with “an unusual consistency,” a spokesperson for the agency said.
Officers tested the material inside the 5-gallon paint buckets to determine whether narcotics were mixed within the paint, the spokesperson said. The test came back positive for methamphetamine, a Schedule II Narcotic.
“Smugglers often conceal narcotics within many different materials,” the spokesperson said.
However, “the Port of Cincinnati officers are sharp and quick thinkers, using excellent deductive reasoning skills. They make it their mission each day to discover narcotics attempting to be smuggled into the United States,” Cincinnati Port Director Richard Gillespie informed.
The cargo was en route to Cleveland, Texas, located just outside of Houston.
