Thread: CBP Seizes $5.5 Million Worth In Cocaine At Port Of Miami

U.S. Customs Seizes $5.5 Million Worth In Cocaine At Port Of Miami

POSTED: 4:06 pm EST December 30, 2008
UPDATED: 4:26 pm EST December 30, 2008

MIAMI -- Customs and Border Protection Officers discovered 373 pounds of cocaine hidden in furniture in a container at the Port of Miami Monday.

CBP officers inspecting containers at the Miami seaport were alerted by a CBP K-9 to a specific container loaded with furniture. The officers, attached to the Anti-Terrorism Contraband Enforcement Team, proceeded to examine the furniture and discovered three packages concealed within one of the pieces of furniture. One of the packages was tested by the officers and the substance was positive for cocaine. The total furniture count was 72, which concealed 194 packages of cocaine.

The container with the furniture arrived in Miami Friday aboard the freighter M/V Rio Para. The container was moved to the CBP facility for examination and opened Monday. The vessel’s last port call was Guyana. “Our men and women are working diligently, especially during the holidays, in protecting our borders against all forms of terrorism. Stopping the flow of illegal drugs is one of Customs and Border Protection’s primary missions,â€

Have to love those pups!

Great story. Forward, forward, forward.....

But I wonder how much gets through.