Aug 19, 2009 1:16 pm US/Eastern 100 Pounds Of Cocaine Seized At Miami Intl Airport
The Street Value Of The Cocaine Is Approximately $3.8 Million
The Packages Were Shipped From Venezuela
No Arrests Have Been Made Reporting
Lisa Cilli
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ICE and CBP seize more than 100 pounds of cocaine at Miami International Airport




Nearly $4 million worth of cocaine will not make it to the streets of South Florida after 100 pounds of the illegal drug was seized at Miami International Airport.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers confiscated the cocaine, with a street value of approximately $3.8 million on Tuesday night.

During the inspection of air cargo at the airport, the ICE and CPB officers found two boxes which contained 42 brick-shaped packages. The packages were shipped from Venezuela and tested positive for cocaine.
"This seizure demonstrates the teamwork within the Department of Homeland Security between ICE and CBP in our efforts to identify drug smugglers, how they operate and the routes they use," said Anthony V. Mangione, special agent in charge of ICE's Office of Investigations in Miami. "ICE and CBP will continue to work these joint enforcement operations in an effort to prevent drugs from entering the United States."

"This is an outstanding seizure, and it was accomplished thru the hard work and perseverance on the part of the CBP officers and ICE agents who use all of our resources to search for and discover contraband in order to safeguard our country," stated Harold E. Woodward, CBP's Director of Field Operations for the Miami Field Office.

No arrests have been made and the ICE investigation into this seizure is ongoing.



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