‘Spooked’ Traveler Abandoned Over 400 Pounds Of Khat In Luggage At Baltimore Airport, CBP Says

By Carrie Collins

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said officers in Baltimore foiled a smuggling operation when a “spooked” traveler abandoned luggage containing more than 400 pounds of khat, a plant-based stimulant typically grown in Africa. CBP officers at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI)) Airport on Aug. 11 inspected five duffel bags left behind on a […]