Savannah CBP Seizes More Than a Ton of Cocaine
CBP officers at the Port of Savannah in Georgia set a new seizure record for the port when it found 2,133 pounds of cocaine on Oct. 29, the agency said in a news release. The cocaine was found aboard a…
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vessel that docked in Savannah from South America, it said. There were no arrests made, but "Homeland Security Investigations continue to investigate," CBP said. The goods were listed as "aluminum/copper waste and scrap," and "as with all narcotics seizures, an investigation will attempt to learn when and where the cocaine was concealed inside the containers and where the load was destined." The 818 bricks of cocaine contained in 21 duffel bags has a street value of around $31 million, CBP said. The previous record for a cocaine seizure at the port was set in May, when 1,280 pounds of cocaine were found in a container being shipped from South America, it said.