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Local June 30, 2020 | 9:35 am

US agents seize 573 lbs. cocaine on Santo Domingo-San Juan Ferry

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized Friday 573 pounds (260 kilos) of cocaine inside a container on board the Santo Domingo - San Juan ferry.   The estimated value of the seized cocaine is over $ 7 million. "Transnational Criminal Organizations continue to use the international supply chain to conceal narcotics within legitimate cargo", stated Roberto Vaquer

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