23.08.2022
Artikel Nummer: 41735
Misusing an avionics space, not a cargo hold
US Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than 41 pounds of cocaine from the avionics space of a flight that arrived at Philadelphia airport from the Dominican Republic on 12 August.
CBP officers routinely examine aircraft spaces after flights arrive from overseas locations. During a search of the flight from Santo Domingo officers discovered 16 brick-shaped objects concealed under a blanket in an avionics technical space. Officers extracted the bricks and took them to CBP’s inspection station after they completed the aircraft inspection.
The cocaine weighed 18.9 kg, or more than 41 pounds, and had a street value of about USD 1.3 million. (cj)