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Puerto Rico authorities find cocaine-filled duffel bags inside container
Published on September 1, 2012 Email To Friend    Print Version

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers on Wednesday night seized three duffel bags filled with 70 cocaine bricks found inside a container arriving to the Port of San Juan from the Dominican Republic.

The bags were found during inbound scanning inspection of containers on board M/V Buxfavourite arriving from Dominican Republic. The container, laden with plastic parts in the United Kingdom, is destined to Ponce, Puerto Rico.

Upon opening a container three duffel bags were found with 70 packages of a substance which tested positive to cocaine. Total weight of the cocaine was 75.80 kilograms (167 pounds).

The estimated street value of the seized narcotics is $1,895,000.

The custody of the duffle bags and the narcotics was transferred to ICE Homeland Security Investigations for further investigation.

“We have stepped up the inspection of all cargo conveyances arriving and leaving Puerto Rico looking for contraband and will continue to do. Our officers hard work is paying back and providing the expected results,” indicated Marcelino Borges, director of field operations for Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.

CBP uses sophisticated methods to identify and target potentially high-risk cargo, including advanced electronic information about every cargo shipment to the US before it arrives.
 
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