13-Pound Worcester-Bound Ketamine Package Seized By Feds

WORCESTER, MA — Customs agents seized an illicit 13-pound shipment of the drug ketamine bound for Worcester from Italy earlier in June, according to federal officials.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents in Philadelphia intercepted the shipment on June 10. The drugs were packaged in 36 stainless steel tubes that were supposed to be cocktail sticks.

CBP did not immediately announce any arrests in connection to the shipment, and did not say where in Worcester the package was shipped to.

Ketamine is used as an anesthetic and to treat pain and depression. But it's also used as a hallucinogenic drug, and is especially popular in clubs. It is also sometimes used as a date rape drug.