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Cocaine Seized From Bulker Anchored Near Annapolis
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More than 44 pounds of cocaine was seized from a Marshall Islands-flagged bull carrier anchored in the Chesapeake Bay near Annapolis, Md., on Wednesday.
The drugs were discovered during an early morning examination by officers and agents from the DEA, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Coast Guard, and Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police aboard the 958-foot Samjohn Solidarity. The 20 bricks of cocaine found concealed inside the vessel’s anchor locker has a street value of more than $1 million.
No arrests were made, but an investigation is ongoing, CBP said.
Updated: 5:39 PM EST Mar 1, 2021 A fourth website masquerading as the website of a COVID-19 treatment is now in the hands of federal prosecutors.The U.S. Attorney s Office for Maryland seized the domain name remdesivirmx.com, which was a site that claimed to sell the anti-viral treatment in Mexico, but investigators said scammers used the site to collect people s personal information. I urge citizens to remain vigilant. Don t provide personal information or click on websites or links contained in unsolicited e-mails. Don t become a victim, Acting U.S. Attorney Jonathan Lenzner said in a statement. My office and the entire law enforcement community will continue to do everything possible to bring to justice fraudsters who prey on citizens during this unprecedented public health crisis. The remdesivirmx.com website is the fourth such fraudulent site seeking to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic that the U.S. Attorney s Office for Maryland has seized and disrupted in recent