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Mar 07, 2017

Five Arrested During Sit-In At Customs And Border Protection

“The day after the revised travel ban we thought that we needed to speak truth to power.”

Jul 05, 2013

Courier Arrested at Dulles for Allegedly Hiding Two Pounds of Cocaine in Shampoo Bottles

Add shampoo to the list of failed drug smuggling devices.

May 02, 2013

Dulles Airport Customs Officers Stop Man Carrying 20 Raw Chickens

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials working international arrivals at Dulles International Airport turn up the oddest things. Most recently: a trunk full of 20 raw black chickens.

Dec 18, 2012

Now Serving at Dulles: Guatemalan Cocaine Stew

On Sunday Customs and Border Patrol officers at Dulles Airport found more than two pounds of cocaine hidden inside the double walls of jars containing Guatemalan stew.

Sep 18, 2012

They Like Their Cocaine With Honey and Cream

The clever attempts to smuggle hard drugs through Dulles International Airport were foiled again last weekend when customs officers detained two couriers from Guatemala who were carrying jars of cream and honey lined with cocaine.

Apr 25, 2012

Coca, Cacao: Same Thing, Right? Woman Busted at Dulles With Cocaine-Filled Chocolate Bars

A Guatemalan woman flying in from El Salvador was stopped at Dulles airport on Sunday night and found to have four pounds of cocaine on her—cleverly hidden in chocolate bars and juice boxes.

 
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