C.B.P. News Release

CBP Agents Seize $4 Million in Cocaine Hidden in Sailboat

(Tuesday, January 12, 2010)

Miami – U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents discovered 335 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a secret compartment on a sailing vessel. The drugs have an estimated value of more than $4 million.

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection Marine Unit, in conjunction with Ft. Lauderdale police and the Broward County sheriffs office, conducted a boarding on a 32’ sailing vessel Friday bearing the name “Sea Ya.â€