Multiple news sources and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Eastern Pennsylvania are reporting that cocaine with a street value of $1 billion has been seized from a ship in the city.
*BREAKING NEWS* 16.5 tons of cocaine has an approximate street value of over $1 billion. @ICEgov @CBPMidAtlantic @PhillyPolice @USCG https://t.co/GoY2bz4LlE
— U.S. Attorney EDPA (@USAO_EDPA) June 18, 2019
Details were scarce although the above Twitter post indicated that members of the ship’s crew have been arrested after 16 and a half tons of the drug were found.
So far, details on the bust have been scarce with federal officials remaining largely silent on the seizure.
Last year, a couple of hundred pounds of the drug were seized at the Port of Wilmington in a pineapple shipment.
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