C.B.P. uncovers 25 pounds of cocaine at Brooklyn shipping terminal

U.S. Customs and Border Protection uncovers 25 pounds of cocaine at Brooklyn shipping terminal

Drugs packed into 11 bricks and headed for Antwerp, Belgium

By Sarah Armaghan / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 10:32 PM.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection found nearly 25 pounds of cocaine at the Red Hook Container Terminal. The drugs were headed for Belgium and no arrests have been made.

Nearly 25 pounds of cocaine was uncovered by officers from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection last week in a refrigerated container at a Brooklyn shipping terminal, the agency announced Tuesday.

The blow was packed into 11 bricks — bound in cardboard and paper made to look like boxes — and stuffed inside a concealed section in the unit headed for Antwerp, Belgium, officials said.

Officers with the Port of New York and New Jersey were conducting routine examinations with federal agents when they uncovered the narcotics on May 7 at the Red Hook Container Terminal, the CBP said.

Just a day later, Netherlands resident Tomas Sykora was collared at Kennedy airport carrying nearly 16 pounds of cocaine in his suitcase.

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C.B.P.News Release

CBP Seizes Cocaine Hidden in Refrigerated Container at Red Hook Terminal

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize nearly 25 Pounds of Illegal Narcotics

(Monday, May 14, 2012)
New York, N.Y. — U. S. Customs and Border Protection officers from the Port of New York/New Jersey discovered cocaine hidden within a refrigerated container at the Brooklyn terminal.

On May 7, CBP officers from the Port of NY/NJ conducted an inspection with U. S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents of containers at the Red Hook Container Terminal, destined for Antwerp, Belgium. While examining a refrigeration unit, CBP and HSI discovered 11 brick shaped objects concealed within the container. The contents of the packages tested positive for cocaine and contained approximately 24.6 lbs. (11.2 kg) of cocaine.

“Cocaine is a dangerous narcotic and CBP does its part in keeping these drugs off the streets,” said Robert E. Perez, Director of CBP’s New York Field Operations. “Our officers work alongside HSI agents daily in protecting the American people from these illicit substances.”


This case is still under investigation and no arrests have been made yet.

All defendants are considered innocent until proven guilty.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.

Department of Homeland Security

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