She did. It wasn't just her. It was a group of people. While the cops were raiding her place, her cohorts were cleaning out the storage unit. By the time the cops even learned about the unit, it was already empty. They are intensely following this up, so Chicago Customs is probably going to be pretty tight for a while. According to records seized, she had several inbound shipments in transit. So they are trying to catch those and add them to her case. Also, they want to nab whoever receives them. In addition, they would like to determine the exact source.
Seems they suspect she wasn't getting from a supplier (like she thought she was). Rumor/conjecture is she was duped by somebody in their basement playing middle man on her and was simply forwarding the orders higher up. The authorities know who her direct contact was. They want to know who the contact's contact was. They also want to reel in anybody involved that they aren't already aware of.
If I had media coming from Asia into Chicago, I'd abandon it and eat the loss. Better to lose inventory funds than to lose by being fined or worse by getting the most unpleasant unpaid vacation...
However, if your sh*t is coming in to another customs, you're probably golden. I bet they've temporarily taken people from other locations and assigned them to help screen at Chicago.
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