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Cruise ships may appear to be an easy way to smuggle,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but the authorities have been getting wise to this growing potential.
Examiner.com
“The recent drug arrests of cruise ship crewmen illustrate the measures nefarious narcotics networks will take to transport their deadly poison into the United States,” said CBP Port Director Ricardo Scheller. “International passenger vessels are a prime target of opportunity. CBP remains committed to working with ICE and our other law enforcement partners to sniff out potential narcotics highways and to keep Americans safe.”
In August 2010,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the fourth person was sentenced by a British judge for his part in one of the largest documented drug smuggling attempts in cruise ship history. In 2008 four passengers were caught with $3 million worth of drugs they were trying to ship into England.
On Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigrations and Baltimore Customs Enforcement Homeland Security found more than two pounds of cocaine and heroin being stored in an equipment locker on the Royal Caribbean ship, Enchantment of the Seas.
“CBP identifies high-risk passengers and crewman similarly to how the agency identifies high-risk international airline passengers and crew. CBP conducts arrivals inspections of all landed citizens and non-citizens arriving from international destinations to enforce customs, immigration and agriculture laws.”
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Marijuana and other drugs are commonly found on passengers who “either bring it with them on the trip, or purchase it in on the islands,” said one Texas CBP officer, who asked not to be identified. “But we find some of the big stashes from crew members too.”
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Thinking about taking a Gulf of Mexico cruise and bringing illegal drugs along? Think again.
“We work with ship’s security to help us,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but I guess my biggest concern is with what we call ‘predatory drugs,’ drugs like Ecstasy, that can be used to knock women out to aid with a sexual assault,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],” the officer said. “It causes memory problems and keeps the victims from resisting.”
Occasionally passengers are discovered to have outstanding arrest warrants or possess illegal drugs.
CBP routinely uses their drug sniffing dogs during K-9 enforcement inspections on passenger cruise ships.
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