Customs Discovers $2.4M Cocaine In Florida Ship
November 5, 2014 10:49 AM
File photo of cocaine on a scale. (Photo by GUILLERMO LEGARIA/AFP/Getty Images)
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MIAMI (AP) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered more than $2.4 million in cocaine hidden away on a ship docked at Miami’s port.
Authorities said Tuesday that the officers discovered suspicious brick-shaped packages over the weekend aboard a freighter. The packages were hidden on an overhead ledge aboard the ship.
A drug-sniffing dog then confirmed the presence of cocaine in the packages. Officials say the total cocaine weight is 178 pounds.
No arrests were made immediately.
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