Cocaine found in container of Colombian coffee

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Customs agents discovered an extra ingredient in a shipment of Colombian coffee: nearly a half-ton of cocaine.

U.S. Customs officer Troy Simon said Thursday it was his agency’s biggest cocaine find at the Port of New Orleans since more than two tons turned up in a transformer shipment about 10 years ago.

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