Feds seize more than 300 kilos of cocaine in throwback bust at South Florida airport
Two of the people arrested are officers with the U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department and have been on the force since 2016, authorities said.
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By Jay Weaver, Miami Herald
Published Jan. 16
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The feds discovered 294 plastic-wrapped bricks of cocaine during a routine X-ray baggage inspection after a U.S. Virgin Islands charter flight landed at Opa-locka Executive Airport Tuesday night.
Total haul: 328 kilos. Number arrested so far: six.
âThe bricks were inside several duffle bags and suitcases belonging to the only passengers on the private plane,â according to a criminal complaint filed by Homeland Security Investigations.
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Feds seize nearly 300 bricks of cocaine at Florida airport
by The Associated Press
Last Updated Jan 14, 2021 at 6:44 pm EDT
MIAMI Federal authorities seized nearly 300 bricks of cocaine during a routine X-ray baggage inspection after a U.S. Virgin Islands charter flight landed at an executive airport in South Florida on Tuesday night.
Six people, including two police officers, were arrested after agents found 328 kilograms (723 pounds) of cocaine in 294 plastic-wrapped bricks of cocaine at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport on Tuesday night, the Miami Herald reported.
“The bricks were inside several duffle bags and suitcases belonging to the only passengers on the private plane,” according to a criminal complaint filed by Homeland Security Investigations.
CNN's Jake Tapper, under fire for a comment questioning a Republican congressman and combat veteran's commitment to democracy, said Thursday the criticism is an attempt to change the subject from the attack on the U.S. Capitol.