{"id":61138,"date":"2018-03-05T21:59:44","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T21:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=61138"},"modified":"2018-03-05T21:59:44","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T21:59:44","slug":"liquid-cocaine-found-inside-shampoo-bottles-seized-by-customs-and-border-protection-in-puerto-rico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=61138","title":{"rendered":"Liquid Cocaine Found Inside Shampoo Bottles Seized By Customs And Border Protection In Puerto Rico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers found 9 pounds (4.25 kilos) of liquid cocaine concealed inside a loose cargo consignment of shampoo bottles, CPB said Monday. The estimated value of the seized narcotics is $106,250.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN\">Narcotics smugglers try conceal their illegal items within legally imported shipments<\/span><span class=\"\">,\u201d stated Edwin Cruz, San Juan Area Port director. \u201cCBP officers are well trained to search and find irregularities that might be used to elude detection.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">On Feb. 28, CBP Officers\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\">conducting vehicle and cargo inspection operations of the M\/V Kydon, arriving from Dominican Republic selected loose cargo for secondary inspection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">A CBP K9 alerted to the presence of narcotics within a package of hair shampoo bottles.\u00a0 A sample of the liquid reacted positive to the properties of cocaine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">The custody of the seized liquid cocaine was transferred to Homeland Security Investigations (HSI ) for investigation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">CBP uses sophisticated methods to identify and target potentially high-risk passengers and cargo, including advanced electronic information about every passenger and cargo shipment entering into the U.S. before their arrival, canine inspections and non-intrusive devices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">CBP Office of Field Operations\u2019 dual mission is to facilitate travel in the United States while we secure our borders, our people and our visitors from those that would do us harm like terrorists and terrorist weapons, criminals, and contraband.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers found 9 pounds (4.25 kilos) of liquid cocaine concealed inside a loose cargo consignment of shampoo bottles, CPB said Monday. The estimated value of the seized narcotics is $106,250. \u201cNarcotics smugglers try conceal their illegal items within legally imported shipments,\u201d stated Edwin Cruz, San Juan Area Port director. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":61140,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4400,191,147],"tags":[7966,2398],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Liquid Cocaine Found Inside Shampoo Bottles Seized By Customs And Border Protection In Puerto Rico - V.I. 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