{"id":102820,"date":"2025-07-11T00:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=102820"},"modified":"2025-07-11T00:04:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T18:34:32","slug":"cbp-officer-jailed-for-cocaine-smuggling-on-delta-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/11\/cbp-officer-jailed-for-cocaine-smuggling-on-delta-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"CBP Officer Jailed for Cocaine Smuggling on Delta Flight to Atlanta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ATLANTA-<\/strong> A former US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)<\/a> officer has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for smuggling cocaine on a Delta Air Lines (DL)<\/a> flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The case stems from a 2020 incident in which the officer used his official status to bypass security and smuggle drugs on a Delta Air Lines flight from St. Thomas (STT) to Atlanta (ATL).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Delta Flight Cocaine Smuggling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In a serious breach of trust and duty, former CBP officer Ivan Van Beverhoudt used his federal position to smuggle over 15 kg of cocaine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident occurred on January 10, 2020, when he boarded a Delta Air Lines (DL) flight from St. Thomas Cyril E. King Airport (STT) to Atlanta Hartsfield\u2013Jackson International Airport (ATL)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traveling in an official capacity with a government-issued firearm, he bypassed TSA screening procedures typically required of all airline passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upon arrival in Atlanta, a CBP-trained narcotics K-9 detected his carry-on luggage during a routine inspection, which led to the discovery of 16 bricks of cocaine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to OMAAT<\/a>, authorities were not acting on a tip; this was a random drug inspection, a common procedure on incoming flights from the US Virgin Islands, which are considered high risk for narcotics trafficking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The investigation took more than five years to conclude. On February 24, 2025, after a five-day jury trial, Van Beverhoudt was found guilty on four felony counts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n