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Container Ship Seized After Record $1.3 Billion Cocaine Bust: CBP
Federal prosecutors seized a container ship that had carried 35,000 pounds of cocaine into U.S. waters. The drugs, which were confiscated during a raid of the ship last month, are valued at around $1.3 billion.
The MSC Gayane was seized on July 4 after U.S. Customs and Border Protection obtained a search warrant for the massive vessel, which is roughly the length of three football fields, federal authorities said Monday.
The search warrant was issued after authorities reported “anomalies” in their examinations of seven of the vessel’s shipping containers on June 17. In addition to discovering cocaine, authorities said they found $56,330, believed to be proceeds from illegal activity.
“I have no doubt that our officers saved lives and significantly impacted transnational criminal organizations with this interception,” said Durst.
The MSC Gayane is owned by JPMorgan Asset Management and operated by the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), a global shipping company headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
1.3 Billion. 1.3 Billion.. I'll say that again 1.3 BILLION
Why are we focusing on building a wall and putting children in cages again when the drugs and crimes are just sailing into our ports?
Federal prosecutors seized a container ship that had carried 35,000 pounds of cocaine into U.S. waters. The drugs, which were confiscated during a raid of the ship last month, are valued at around $1.3 billion.
The MSC Gayane was seized on July 4 after U.S. Customs and Border Protection obtained a search warrant for the massive vessel, which is roughly the length of three football fields, federal authorities said Monday.
The search warrant was issued after authorities reported “anomalies” in their examinations of seven of the vessel’s shipping containers on June 17. In addition to discovering cocaine, authorities said they found $56,330, believed to be proceeds from illegal activity.
“I have no doubt that our officers saved lives and significantly impacted transnational criminal organizations with this interception,” said Durst.
The MSC Gayane is owned by JPMorgan Asset Management and operated by the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), a global shipping company headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
1.3 Billion. 1.3 Billion.. I'll say that again 1.3 BILLION
Why are we focusing on building a wall and putting children in cages again when the drugs and crimes are just sailing into our ports?