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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico- U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized last night two gym bags with of cocaine and heroin inside a container arriving from the Dominican Republic. 

During inbound inspection of containers on board M/V Maesk Tarragona arriving from Caucedo, Dominican Republic, a container was randomly selected for inspection. 

When the container was opened inside were two small gym bags containing 25 bricks of what field tested positive for cocaine and 13 bricks of what field tested positive for heroin.  Total weight of the cocaine was 28 kilos (61.73 pounds) and the heroin weighed 5.53 kilos (12.19 pounds).

The estimated street value of the seized narcotics is US$1.26 million.

The custody of the duffle bag and the narcotics was transferred to ICE Homeland Security Investigations for further investigation.

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7 comment(s)
Written by: BASTA, 27 Apr 2012 3:01 PM
From: Dominican Republic, =Ghetto/Legalize Drugs/Free abortions for all
US$1.26 million.= sure and if I cut 4X than it would be worth 50 million. Real worth 3 thousand 2 hundred twenty one dollars 51 cents. Total bullshit!

Written by: lsantiago77, 27 Apr 2012 3:03 PM
From: United States
wow, the first container they check, just random, haha, this is some country i tell ya, i guess i can safely assume anything that leaves this country has some type of narcotics hidden somewhere.
Written by: VeronicaDR, 27 Apr 2012 5:42 PM
From: United States
Quite safe to say plenty of drugs shipping through the country without any problems. They only catch the stuff from people who have not paid off the right people.
Written by: Vivacuba, 28 Apr 2012 1:33 AM
From: Dominican Republic
These kitchen workers need to inspect the State Department aircraft more closely and they would find a treasure trove of narcotics
Written by: ohhhvictor, 29 Apr 2012 6:55 AM
From: United States
quirino ,pph and pepep goico are desperate for more money for this political campaign
Written by: Grosero, 30 Apr 2012 8:25 AM
From: United States
who's the biggest smuggler in the Carrib?


why it's Uncle Sammy!
Written by: Grosero, 2 May 2012 8:36 AM
From: United States
The disturbing facts about the ATF's "Operation Fast and Furious," which permitted weapons purchased illegally in the United States to be smuggled into Mexico, sometimes by paid U.S. informants and cartel leaders.

"It is estimated that approximately 3,000 people were killed in Mexico as a result of 'Operation Fast and Furious,' including law enforcement officers in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico, the headquarters of the Sinaloa cartel," the court documents allege. "The Department of Justice's leadership apparently saw this as an ingenious way of combating drug cartel activities."


who's the biggest smuggler in the Carrib?

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