U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Cincinnati seized a shipment on December 4 containing 30,000 Tramadol tablets, a schedule IV substance under the Controlled Substance Act.
The shipment was arriving from Barbados and destined for an address on St. Kitts-Nevis Island. Officers inspected the shipments to determine the admissibility of the parcel and its contents and found small boxes of 30 push pill tabs, for a total of 30,000 tablets.
The 50mg tablets of Tramadol had an approximate street value of $150,000.
“Most people hear about CBP seizing narcotics shipments,” said Director of Field Operations LaFonda D. Sutton-Burke, Chicago Field Office. “However, shipments of illegal prescription pills are very dangerous too. These pills were not regulated by the FDA and can contain harmful chemicals that could be poisonous.”…