Jeremy Roebuck at the Philadelphia
Inquirer offers a piece on the 1-billion-dollar cocaine bust at the Port of
Philadelphia.
Federal authorities on Tuesday seized more
than 16 tons of cocaine from a cargo ship docked at the Port of Philadelphia —
a massive haul whose estimated worth of more than $1 billion made it one of the
largest cocaine busts in the nation’s history.
Two members of the ship’s crew, including
its second mate, were charged with violations of federal maritime drug trafficking
laws. According to court filings, both men confessed to helping haul dozens of
bales of cocaine aboard from at least 14 smaller boats that approached the
vessel while plying waters to and from Peru.
The investigation appeared to be far from
over. Investigators from at least six city, state, and federal agencies —
including U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security
Investigations — continued to scour the ship Tuesday night, while authorities
said others could be charged in the coming days.
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