PHILADELPHIA – U.S. authorities seized 33,000 pounds, or 15,000 kilograms, of cocaine from a ship at Philadelphia’s port in what they described as one of the largest drug busts in American history. An affidavit alleged that crew members helped load the cocaine onto the MSC Gayane while it was at sea off the west coast of South America. Citing an interview with one of the crew members, authorities said a total of 14 boats approached the vessel on two separate occasions during its voyage. The drug seizure is the latest in a series of large cocaine busts along the East Coast. That was the largest cocaine bust at the ports since 1994.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 18, 2019 23:48 UTC