News (Media Awareness Project) - US FL: $4 Million In Marijuana Found In Yam Shipment |
| Title: | US FL: $4 Million In Marijuana Found In Yam Shipment |
| Published On: | 2002-03-02 |
| Source: | Los Angeles Times (CA) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-08-31 01:29:41 |
$4 MILLION IN MARIJUANA FOUND IN YAM SHIPMENT
Agents found more than 2 tons of marijuana, worth at least $4 million,
hidden in a container of yams on a ship from Jamaica, the U.S. Customs
Service said.
A drug-sniffing dog alerted customs inspectors to the shipment as it was
being taken off the container ship Seaboard Express at the Port of Miami on
Thursday, officials said.
More than 100 boxes of yams contained wrapped bricks of marijuana weighing
4,344 pounds, agents said. The ship had sailed from Kingston.
Agents found more than 2 tons of marijuana, worth at least $4 million,
hidden in a container of yams on a ship from Jamaica, the U.S. Customs
Service said.
A drug-sniffing dog alerted customs inspectors to the shipment as it was
being taken off the container ship Seaboard Express at the Port of Miami on
Thursday, officials said.
More than 100 boxes of yams contained wrapped bricks of marijuana weighing
4,344 pounds, agents said. The ship had sailed from Kingston.
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