CBP Officers Seize Second Nigerian Hashish Load in Two Days At BWI

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Just one day after discovering hashish concealed inside seashells, Customs and Border

Protection agriculture specialists at BWI discovered more hashish concealed inside a bag of lemongrass in an

air cargo shipment from Nigeria.

CBP agriculture specialists examined the shipment, manifested as clothes and crayfish on September 30.

Officers field-tested the substance, which proved positive for the properties of hashish. The hashish weighed

about 35 grams.

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The parcel was destined for an address in Baltimore County, Maryland.

In addition, CBP agriculture specialists found prohibited wood chips, melon seeds, chicken seasoning, and

tetrapleura pods, which is a seed that produces a flowering plant in the pea family native to Western Africa.

Authorities have made no arrests. An investigation continues.