CBP Seizes 3 Gallons of "Date Rape" Chemical from China at LAX
On August 11, 2011, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced that CBP officers at an air cargo consignment facility of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) seized three gallons of Gamma-Butyrolactone (GBL), a strong intoxicant used as a precursor of Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate…
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(GHB) a Schedule I Controlled Substance referred to as the "date rape" drug. CBP officers examined a three gallon white plastic container arriving from China, which smugglers tried to disguise with a misleading invoice description of “Propylene Glycol.” The estimated street value of this seizure is $1,414.