Security Finds Abandoned Suitcase with $1.3 Million in Cocaine at NYC Airport
Security officials working at a New York City airport discovered an unclaimed piece of luggage that contained an estimated $1.3 million worth of cocaine inside.
According to the New York Daily News, United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents working at John F. Kennedy International Airport found the suitcase on November 21 after it went unclaimed following a flight from Quito, Ecuador, to New York City.
Officers discovered 38 bricks of cocaine inside the bag totaling over 100 pounds, which police said had a street value of around $1.3 million. Authorities are trying to find the passenger who placed the luggage on the international flight.
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· Nov 27, 2018
The suitcase held more than 100 pounds of the drug, with a street value of $1.3 million if sold in bulk https://nydn.us/2E05ZS0
Drug dealer's worst nightmare — Cocaine seized at JFK - NY Daily News
No surprise here — the owner of a suitcase stuffed with cocaine and found at JFK Internal Airport has not come forward to claim it, authorities said.
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</twitter-widget>“This seizure is another example of CBP officers being vigilant in protecting the United States from the distribution of dangerous drugs,” CBP official Troy Miller said in a statement.
While Colombia and Peru are the world's two largest cocaine producers, Ecuador can be found between the nations, making it a popular location to transport the drugs to the U.S., where around 33 percent of the world’s cocaine is consumed.
A report from the White House released in 2017 revealed Ecuador was ranked No. 2 on the list of South American countries with the most-seized cocaine.
Security officials working at a New York City airport discovered an unclaimed piece of luggage that contained an estimated $1.3 million worth of cocaine inside.
According to the New York Daily News, United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents working at John F. Kennedy International Airport found the suitcase on November 21 after it went unclaimed following a flight from Quito, Ecuador, to New York City.
Officers discovered 38 bricks of cocaine inside the bag totaling over 100 pounds, which police said had a street value of around $1.3 million. Authorities are trying to find the passenger who placed the luggage on the international flight.
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New York Daily News✔@NYDailyNews
· Nov 27, 2018
The suitcase held more than 100 pounds of the drug, with a street value of $1.3 million if sold in bulk https://nydn.us/2E05ZS0
Drug dealer's worst nightmare — Cocaine seized at JFK - NY Daily News
No surprise here — the owner of a suitcase stuffed with cocaine and found at JFK Internal Airport has not come forward to claim it, authorities said.
nydailynews.com
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Here's exactly what $1.3M worth of cocaine left in a suitcase at JFK Airport looks like https://nydn.us/2Rdfyjb pic.twitter.com/6s5QdpU84Y
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</twitter-widget>“This seizure is another example of CBP officers being vigilant in protecting the United States from the distribution of dangerous drugs,” CBP official Troy Miller said in a statement.
While Colombia and Peru are the world's two largest cocaine producers, Ecuador can be found between the nations, making it a popular location to transport the drugs to the U.S., where around 33 percent of the world’s cocaine is consumed.
A report from the White House released in 2017 revealed Ecuador was ranked No. 2 on the list of South American countries with the most-seized cocaine.
