MCS Gayane tied in Philadelphia after CBP’s document drug seizure. On June 17, the CBP and also Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) led multi-agency group found abnormalities in 7 delivery containers and also drawn out 39,525 extra pounds of drug. The drug was stated to have a road worth of regarding $1.3 billion [CBP Photograph]
Vladimir Penda, 27, a nationwide of Montenegro, the other day went into an appeal of guilty in the UNITED STATE District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on fees of conspiracy theory to have with intent to disperse 5 kilos or even more of drug on a vessel based on the territory of the United States.
In 2019, according to the UNITED STATE Department of Justice, Penda, that was working as 4th designer aboard the containership MSC Gayane, conspired with others to participate in mass drug contraband.
Yesterday’s appeal is one of the most current advancement in a tale that initially made the headings when, on June 17, 2019, government, state, and also regional police officer boarded the MSC Gayane when it got to Packer Marine Terminal in Philadelphia and also took 19.76 lots of drug.
The ship was confiscated and also was held up until the proprietor, a subsidiary of JP Morgan, and also driver, Mediterranean Shipping Company, set up $10 million in money and also a $40 million guaranty bond to protect its short-term launch.
According to the UNITED STATE Department of Justice, “on several celebrations throughout the MSC Gayane‘s trip mixed-up, staff participants, consisting of Penda, aided tons mass drug onto the vessel from speedboats that came close to under cover of darkness, taking a trip at broadband. Crew participants made use of the Gayane‘s crane to raise freight internet packed with drug onto the vessel and afterwards stowed away the medicines in numerous delivery containers.
Penda encounters an optimum feasible sentence of life time jail time.
The situation is being checked out by Homeland Security Investigations and also the United States Customs and also Border Protection, along with a multi-agency group of government, state, and also regional companions.
