STERLING, Virginia – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized an encapsulating machine and ecstasy in separate express delivery parcels last week that arrived to Washington Dulles International Airport.

Encapsulating machine

On March 7, CBP officers seized an encapsulating machine that arrived from China and was destined to an address in Riverside, Calif. An encapsulating machine is a device used to compress pharmaceuticals or other products into medicinal capsules. Encapsulating machines are regulated by the DEA and must be permitted for imports to the United States. The parcel arrived on February 28.

On March 8, CBP officers seized 29 grams of MDMA, known as ecstasy in a parcel that arrived from the United Kingdom and was destined to an address in Miami. The parcel arrived on March 7.

“Customs and Border Protection will continue to examine express delivery parcels and seize dangerous drugs, like this ecstasy, when we encounter it,” said Anne Maricich, CBP’s Acting Director of Field Operations, Baltimore Field Office. “CBP officers remain vigilant in our border enforcement and narcotics interdiction missions. This is one way in which CBP contributes to the health and safety of our communities and the American public.”

CBP officers screen international travelers and cargo and search for illicit narcotics, unreported currency, weapons, counterfeit consumer goods, prohibited agriculture, and other illicit products that could potentially harm the American public, U.S. businesses, and our nation’s safety and economic vitality.

On average, CBP seized 3,707 pounds of dangerous drugs every day at our nation’s Ports of Entry and along our nation’s borders. Learn more about what CBP accomplished during "A Typical Day" in 2019.

CBP's border security mission is led at ports of entry by CBP officers from the Office of Field Operations. Please visit CBP Ports of Entry to learn more about how CBP’s Office of Field Operations secures our nation’s borders. Learn more about CBP at www.CBP.gov.

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