Overview

• A U.S. citizen returning from a cruise to Mexico was arrested at the Galveston Cruise Port after being caught with drugs during a baggage inspection.
• CBP officers seized 72 grams of a fentanyl-heroin mix and 96 grams of THC vape oil, including several vape pens and pill bottles containing the substances.
• Drug tests confirmed the presence of the seized substances, which were described by CBP as highly dangerous and potentially lethal.
• Acting CBP Area Port Director John Landry emphasized the agency's commitment to intercepting synthetic opioids, calling fentanyl a 'weapon of mass destruction.'
• The unnamed individual remains in custody and was transferred to local authorities for prosecution, as CBP continues its efforts to combat drug smuggling through ports of entry.