U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than 10 pounds of marijuana in a Nigeria-bound passenger’s checked baggage at Washington Dulles International Airport. Officers discovered the marijuana, which consisted of 10 vacuum-sealed packages concealed inside clothing in a traveler’s suitcase, while examining baggage of travelers boarding a flight to Lagos, Nigeria. The marijuana weighed a combined 4.7 kilograms, or about 10 pounds and six ounces. Unable to locate the traveler associated with the suitcase at the departure gate or in the airport. An investigation continues.<br /><br />Dulles Airport is nearly 5,500 miles from Lagos, Nigeria, and is an unusual marijuana smuggling route. Cannabis is illegal in Nigeria for both recreational and medical uses. The marijuana had a street value in the United States of about $8,000 and about $30,000 in Nigeria.<br />
