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Inside ICE: Volume 2, Issue 21

ICE Agents Seize 8,000 Items Of Drug Paraphernalia

Drug paraphernalia in the image of cartoon characters were among some 8,000 items seized by ICE agents in Jacksonville, Fla.

Jacksonville, Fla.—ICE agents seized 8,000 items of drug paraphernalia worth $250,000 from nine Jacksonville area retails stores during the first week of October.

ICE agents, using federal search warrants seized bongs, “roach” clips, grinders, crack pipes and marijuana pipes. Many of the items seized were made to lure children. Some of the items depicted well-known cartoon characters such as the Tasmanian Devil, Tweety Bird and the California Raisin.

“This week’s seizure sends the clear message that ICE will use all of its investigative resources to identify stores that sell a terrible lie to children,” said Frank Figueroa, special agent-in-charge in Tampa. “There’s no doubt that these items were made to make drug use attractive to kids and we simply will not tolerate this type of activity in our community.”

The seizures are the result of Operation Bad Seed, an ICE initiative designed to identify and prosecute businesses that illegally import, manufacture, and distribute drug paraphernalia in Jacksonville.

No arrests were made in conjunc-tion with the seizures. However, the ICE investigation into the case continues.

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