CBP Seizes 181 Pounds of Cocaine inside Backpacks On Board a Cargo Vessel Details Written by Border Scope
San Juan, Puerto Rice - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized 181 pounds (82 kilos) of cocaine Monday within six (6) backpacks found on board the cargo vessel M/V Molly Schulte calling the port of San Juan from Caucedo, Dominican Republic. The estimated value of the seized cocaine is $ 2.2 million.
“Smugglers use very creative means to conceal their illicit drug loads into the international supply chain”, stated Roberto Vaquero, Assistant Director of Field Operations for Border Security in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. “Our officers’ expertise, along with the utilization of all available tools, resulted in the detection of these narcotics. Our communities can feel safer knowing that the men and women of CBP are securing their borders.”
Police say they have made a major gun bust at the wharf in St James.
Police are reporting that 19 firearms, including six high powered rifles, and just over 470 assorted rounds of ammunition were seized following an operation at the facility.
Full details of the operation are still not clear but police in a release said there is now a major multi-agency investigation underway as the police seek to identify the persons responsible.
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That seizure was made on Tuesday, February 26, 2019, about 10:00 am, during a joint operation with the Contraband Enforcement Team of Jamaica Customs, the police high command had said in a release.