Philadelphia CBP officers seize nearly 300 pounds of dried opium poppy pods from Spain
May 20, 2025
May 20, 2025
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release:
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Philadelphia CBP officers seize nearly 300 pounds of dried opium poppy pods from Spain
PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly 300 pounds of dried opium poppy pods from Spain that arrived in Philadelphia between May 1 and today. The poppy pods had a street value of about $30,000.
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Philadelphia CBP officers seize nearly 300 pounds of dried opium poppy pods from Spain
PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly 300 pounds of dried opium poppy pods from Spain that arrived in Philadelphia between May 1 and today. The poppy pods had a street value of about $30,000.
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