CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — The U.S. Customs and Border Protection recently made a big drug bust at O’Hare International Airport.
The CBP seized two packages containing pill bottles full of Tramadol tablets at O’Hare’s International Mail Branch. The packages, containing 38,350 Tramadol pills with a street value of $191,750, came from Mexico and were headed to a residence in Dallas, Texas.
Similar to opioid analgesics, Tramadol is a schedule IV substance under the Controlled Substance Act.
Tramadol is used to help relieve moderate to moderately severe pain and is most commonly abused by narcotic addicts, chronic pain patients, and health professionals.
“Most people hear about CBP seizing narcotics shipments,” said Shane Campbell, Area Port Director-Chicago. “However shipments of illegal prescription pills are very dangerous too. These pills were not regulated by the FDA and can contain harmful chemicals that could be poisonous.”
