Cocaine found in shipment at Port of Baltimore
U.S. Customs officers seized 310 pounds of cocaine discovered in a 1,080-carton shipment of plantains at the Port of Baltimore on Monday, the agency in charge of border enforcement said.
The cocaine, which had a reported value of $3 million. The shipment was destined for the Port of New York, and was identified by a drug-sniffing dog during a security sweep of containerized cargo on board the vessel 'Alianca Shanghai.' No arrests have been made.
The cocaine was hidden inside a 40-foot refrigerated container that originated in Guayaquil, Ecuador, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. The duffel bags were positioned on top of the plantain cartons and contained 125 bricks of cocaine.
Cocaine found in shipment at Port of Baltimore
