Thread: Huge cocaine stash found on O'Hare plane

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Huge cocaine stash found on O'Hare plane
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Tribune staff report

April 28, 2007, 6:23 PM CDT

Federal officials seized more than 700 pounds of cocaine on Friday from an international flight landing at O'Hare International Airport.

Officers from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection found the drugs on an Aeromex flight from Guadalajara, Mexico, which landed at 11 p.m., officials said.

About 330 bricks of cocaine were found in the commercial airliner's cargo compartment during a routine inspection of baggage. The bricks were wrapped in cellophane, soaked in axle grease and covered with rubber and packaging tape.

The drugs have a street value of about $6.7 million.

The four small cardboard boxes containing the cocaine were not included on the cargo listing.

The seizure is under investigation, and no arrests had been made late Saturday, officials said.
Copyright © 2007, Chicago Tribune

And just wait until the Mexican trucks start rolling over our borders in even larger numbers. At least people are closely inspecting every plane - how about those trucks? (yeah, we all know the answer to that question)