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CBP Seizes More Than 160 Pounds of Ketamine From Paris Flights at Atlanta Airport

CBP says the cases are now with local investigators for potential state charges.

Overview

  • Officers at Hartsfield-Jackson made the seizures during two luggage inspections on Oct. 11 and Oct. 12.
  • Daijanae Mitchell, a U.S. citizen arriving from Paris on Oct. 11, was found with five large plastic bags in her checked bags.
  • Ryan Mamboula Bokomba, a British citizen on a separate Paris–Atlanta flight the next day, had seven additional bags seized from his luggage.
  • CBP confirmed the substance as ketamine totaling 160.9 pounds, and the suspects and contraband were transferred to local authorities.
  • Mitchell’s case is with the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office, while Atlanta police are investigating Bokomba, as CBP highlighted broader interdiction efforts and daily drug seizure averages.