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Customs and Border Protection has observed khat arriving in substantial quantities through commercial shipments, which makes the Aug.
13 interception at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport a different read on the flow.
citizens from New York, arriving on a flight from London, carried the plant in 12 soft-sided suitcases, six each, and CBP officers seized approximately 847 pounds with an estimated street value of $100,000.
A separate 412-pound seizure at the same terminal, from unclaimed traveler baggage, had come just days earlier. The two travelers were referred for secondary inspection on arrival.
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