Los Angeles International Airport Security Agents have found people who are smuggling goods in all kinds of ways.
Beetles disguised as snacks. Liquefied drugs To look like a dog shampoo. Even a suitcase full of clothes soaked in methamphetamine.
Now they can add solar panels to the list.
According to a position on X, officers with American customs and the protection of border in Lax recently discovered nearly 300 pounds of methamphetamine in solar panels. The panels went to New Zealand on July 8, according to the agency, and were reported before their export.
“We do it every day. These” criminal brains “have never been lucky,” said the agency in the social media position.
The shipment is from Mexico and no arrest was made as part of the drug crisis, according to a customs spokesperson and border protection, who added that there was no indication that the panels were false, as initially reported.
In April, customs agents found a little more 17 pounds of liquid methamphetamine Disguised as dog shampoo. Colorful methamphetamine was hidden in a dozen plastic bottles with lax which were in an air cargo expedition intended for Australia, the agency announced in a press release.
The agents found a white substance crystallized on the bottles during an inspection of April 1 which was tested positive in the form of methamphetamine. It is not known if there have been arrests related to seizure in the United States or Australia. The potential street value in Australia was estimated at $ 1.8 million, according to customs and border protection.
In February, a passenger would have tried to pass to be enbalanced about $ 1,500 of giant beetles in bags of snacks. Last November, a student was arrested after the authorities found clothes in her suitcase were soaked in methamphetamine. She was heading for Australia.
The airport has brought more than 9 million international passengers through its terminals this year, According to Lax statistics.
