ICE makes biggest cocaine bust in 25 years: $77M seized at New Jersey port

By Anna Giaritelli

Published March 12, 2019 1:18am ET

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ICE makes biggest cocaine bust in 25 years: $77M seized at New Jersey port — This Feb. 28, 2019, photo provided by U. S. Customs and Border Protection shows Customs agents unloading a truck containing 3,200 pounds of cocaine in 60 packages, where it was seized at the Port of New York and New Jersey in Newark, N.J. | (U.S. Customs and Border Protection via AP)

Federal law enforcement officers assigned to the Port of New York and New Jersey in Newark, N.J., made the largest discovery of cocaine in nearly 25 years last month when they found $77 million worth of cocaine inside a shipment container that had just arrived from overseas.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Monday that approximately 3,200 pounds of cocaine was found in the large container on Feb. 28.

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