UK Citizen Caught with $4M Worth of Ketamine at Detroit Airport

The suspect, who arrived from France, was returned after US Customs seized the drugs; the incident highlights the growing abuse of ketamine.

110 pounds of ketamine, with a street value of $4 million, were discovered in a passenger's luggage at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport.
The passenger, a UK citizen, arrived on a flight from France and claimed the suitcases containing the drugs were given to him by a family member.
US Customs and Border Protection seized the drugs and the suspected smuggler was returned to France.
Ketamine is a Schedule III controlled substance, used medically for short-term sedation and anesthesia, but is increasingly abused as a party drug.
Actor Matthew Perry's autopsy revealed he died from the acute effects of ketamine, which he had been receiving as treatment for depression and anxiety.