CBP officers find cocaine, meth hidden in children’s board game bound for London

• CBP officers intercepted 515 grams of cocaine and 186.9 grams of methamphetamine hidden inside a 5 Second Rule, Jr. board game being shipped from Atlanta to London on July 30.
• The narcotics were hidden beneath a bag of cat food inside the game box, part of a package labeled as a return shipment to disguise its true contents.
• No arrests have been made yet, but an investigation is underway to determine those responsible for the smuggling attempt.
• The seizure reflects CBP’s broader enforcement efforts to disrupt drug trafficking networks and prevent illicit goods from crossing U.S. borders.
• According to CBP’s FY 2024 report, the agency processes millions of shipments and travelers daily, seizes over 1,500 pounds of drugs, intercepts contraband and carries out critical security, trade and rescue operations across air, land and sea.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Philadelphia have intercepted a shipment of narcotics concealed inside a children’s board game destined for London.

On July 30, during a routine inspection of outbound air cargo, CBP officers flagged a suspicious return package being shipped from Atlanta, Georgia, to London, England, labeled as a “board game.” Upon further examination, officers discovered that the box, labeled for the popular family game 5 Second Rule, Jr., contained more than just entertainment.

Hidden beneath a bag of cat food, officers found a zip-locked bag and a vacuum-sealed package containing 515 grams of cocaine and 186.9 grams of methamphetamine. The illicit substances were carefully concealed to avoid detection, but the officers’ vigilance paid off. No arrests have been made at this time, but an investigation is ongoing.

“This seizure of dangerous drugs illustrates how Customs and Border Protection officers expertly leverage our export enforcement mission to combat drug trafficking organizations,” said Cleatus P. Hunt, Jr., Area Port Director for CBP’s Area Port of Philadelphia. “CBP officers remain committed to searching for and seizing similar export and import shipments to deprive criminal organizations of their poisonous products or illicit revenue.” (Related: Treasury Department SANCTIONS six individuals involved in cocaine trafficking.)

CBP conducts daily operations to protect U.S. borders

This seizure is part of CBP’s broader mission to protect the U.S. and its global partners from illicit goods.

According to the “Typical Day” report for Fiscal Year 2024 released in June, CBP managed an extraordinary volume of trade and travel activity each day. The agency processed approximately 3.8 million low-value (de minimis) shipments, 1,150,387 passengers and pedestrians, 270,800 privately owned vehicles entering the U.S. and 88,582 truck, rail and sea containers. In total, CBP oversaw the entry of $9.2 billion in imported goods and processed 105,103 merchandise entries, collecting $241 million in duties, taxes, and fees, including more than $225 million in import duties alone.

In its border security and enforcement efforts, CBP recorded 4,267 enforcement encounters between ports of entry and 3,682 encounters at ports of entry. Officers arrested 86 wanted criminals at ports of entry and 49 more between ports. CBP also performed 16 rescues and significant medical lifesaving responses on an average day.

Its fight against illegal narcotics and contraband resulted in the daily seizure of 1,571 pounds of drugs, including 60 pounds of fentanyl. Officers also confiscated $152,418 in illicit currency and monetary instruments and seized 55 shipments involving Intellectual Property Rights violations, valued at $15 million.

Additionally, the agricultural and trade enforcement work of the CBP led to the discovery of 247 pests at ports of entry and the interception of 3,586 materials requiring quarantine. Additionally, 13 shipments worth $4.8 million were stopped for being produced with forced labor and five fraudulent documents were intercepted.

Supporting these efforts, CBP’s Air and Marine Operations carried out 204 hours of flight time and 91 hours of marine patrol time daily, helping to secure the nation’s borders by land, air and sea.

In short, the recent interception of narcotics highlights just one example of the critical, around-the-clock work CBP officers perform to safeguard the U.S. and its global partners from dangerous and illegal goods.

Watch Gabor “Gabe” Zolna talk about the seizure of more than 400 pounds of cocaine by CBP officers below.

This video is from the zolnareport.com channel on Brighteon.com.

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Sources include:

TheNationalPulse.com

CBP.gov 1

NBCPhiladelphia.com

CBP.gov 2

Brighteon.com