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US Customs and Border Protection officers seized 877 kilos of cocaine on board the San Juan-Santo Domingo Ferry at the Pan American Dock in Puerto Rico final month.
The medicine, which have an estimated worth of $9.1 million, have been noticed on December 26 throughout a routine cargo inspection. Officers eliminated a board protecting the ground of a cargo platform to disclose 355 packages that examined optimistic for cocaine, the CBP said in a statement.
“Our experienced CBP officers remain vigilant, utilizing their training and available tools to stop dangerous drugs from entering the country,” Roberto Vaquero, director of discipline operation for Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, mentioned in the assertion.
Homeland Security Investigations took custody of the contraband for additional investigation, in keeping with the CBP.
CBP has seized 77,000 kilos of medicine in the first two months of fiscal yr 2023, in keeping with the CBP Data Portal.