A joint procedure entailing the U. S. Customs and also Border Protection took roughly 3,200 extra pounds of drug in what authorities claimed is the biggest illegal medications seizure at the port because 1994.

CBP claimed the medications, worth an approximated road worth of $77 million, were discovered inside a delivery container going into the United States aboard a ship showing up from South America on February 28th. An evaluation of the container exposed sixty bundles consisting of a white grainy material that field-tested favorable for drug.

The firm did not disclose the identification of the ship.

The CBP claimed the breast notes the 2nd biggest drug seizure ever before at the Port of New York/Newark, and also the biggest there in virtually 25 years.

The joint procedure included U. S. Customs and also Border Protection (CBP), the U. S. Coast Guard (USCG), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the New York Police Department (NYPD), and also the New York State Police (NYSP).

“This is a significant seizure, in fact it is the largest cocaine seizure at the Port of New York/Newark since May 1994,” claimed Troy Miller, Director,New York Field Operations “The ongoing partnership between CBP, USCG, HSI, DEA, NYPD, and NYSP continues to produce results that protect the American public. This interception prevents a massive quantity of drugs from getting to the streets and in the hands of our children.”

CBP police officers handed over the illegal medications to representatives from Homeland Security Investigations for more examinations.