NEW YORK – With a surge in drugs coming through international mail to the United States, Capital News Service recently visited a secure facility at John F. Kennedy International Airport to watch U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and their talented dogs sort through a flood of potentially suspicious packages.
NEW YORK – Customs selects suspicious packages for closer checks. (Ashley Clarke/Capital News Service)
NEW YORK – Customs selects suspicious packages for closer checks. (Ashley Clarke/Capital News Service)
NEW YORK – Officers find steroids hidden in a lotion bottle. (Ashley Clarke/Capital News Service)
NEW YORK – Meticulous survey of overseas mail for drugs. (Ashley Clarke/Capital News Service)
NEW YORK – The Gemini tests suspicious compounds in packages. (Ashley Clarke/Capital News Service)
NEW YORK – The Gemini is used to identify unknown substances. (Ashley Clarke/Capital News Service)
NEW YORK – Overseas mail is inspected non-stop. (Ashley Clarke/Capital News Service)
NEW YORK – An endless stream of overseas packages undergoes checks. (Ashley Clarke/Capital News Service)
NEW YORK – Customs dogs can detect small amounts of drugs.
(Ashley Clarke/ Capital News Service)
NEW YORK – Dogs aid officers inspecting overseas mail. (Ashley Clarke/Capital News Service)
