U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at an air cargo consignment facility of Los Angeles International Airport seized three gallons of Gamma-Butyrolactone, a strong intoxicant used to make the "date rape" drug.
“This is a significant interception by our CBP officers at LAX,” said Todd C. Owen CBP Director of Field Operations in Los Angeles.
The discovery was made after CBP officers examined a three gallon white plastic container arriving from China. Smugglers tried to disguise the shipment’s content with a misleading invoice description of “Propylene Glycol.” The estimated street value of this seizure is $1,414.
"Young ladies need to learn never to sit your drink down. $8 is not worth your sanity, peace of mind and body," says Roniqua Watkins who is visiting Hollywood from Georgia. In recent years, GHB has become popular as a recreational drug among young adults at dance clubs and “raves”. In certain doses, GHB can render a victim incapable of resisting advances.
Back in Hollywood, Lori Ann Moskowitz is celebrating at a bachelorette party. She says, "Never take a drink from anyone you don't know. And always cover your drink."
On a typical day in fiscal year 2010, CBP seized 25,209 pounds of drugs nationwide.
