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A multi-agency examination of imported shipping containers at the Philadelphia seaport netted 1,185 pounds of cocaine Tuesday.
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa (KMOX) - US Customs and Border Patrol and other agencies found a massive shipment of cocaine during a sweep of shipping containers at the seaport in Philadelphia. 

Inside a shipping container, authorities discovered 13 large black duffel bags containing a combined 450 bricks of a white powdery substance. A sampling of that substance tested positive for cocaine.


According to CBP, the cocaine weighed 1,185 pounds and has a street value approximately $38 million.

"Taking a half-ton of dangerous drugs out of circulation is a significant success for this collective team of federal, state and local law enforcement officers who work very hard every day to keep people safe," said Casey Durst, CBP's Director of Field Operations in Baltimore.  "Customs and Border Protection remains committed to working with our law enforcement partners and to disrupting narcotics smuggling attempts at the Area Port of Philadelphia."

This is the largest seizure of cocaine at the Area Port of Philadelphia in 21 years. In 1998, 1,945 pounds of cocaine was seized. 

On average, CBP seizes 4,657 pounds of narcotics every day across the United States.

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