Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Friday that cocaine valued at more than $19 million was seized after being discovered inside a shipment of pineapples.
The cargo of fruit came from Colombia and arrived at the Savannah seaport in Georgia in November; it was intercepted by CBP Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers and underwent an examination, the agency said in a news release.
Hidden within the shipment was 450 packages that weighed more than 1,100 pounds, according to officials.
“A subsequent field test confirmed that the packages contained cocaine,” CBP said. – READ MORE