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Black Man Detained For Three Months After Honey Was Mistaken for Meth

Black Man Detained For Three Months After Honey Was Mistaken for Meth

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Aug 27, 2019
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A Black man from Maryland was detained for 82 days in jail when the honey he was bringing into the US was mistaken for liquid methamphetamine by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents.

Leon Haughton was returning from a holiday family visit in Jamaica with three bottles of honey at around 10 p.m. on December 29. Customs officers at Baltimore/Washi…

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