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Jamaica finds 57 kilos of cocaine in tea bags from Guyana

Nov 09, 2013 News

Jamaica — Fifty-two packages of cocaine weighing 57.5 kg, with an estimated street value of US$57,000 or J$57 million, was seized Thursday in a joint operation by Jamaica Customs and the Trans-national Crime and Narcotics Division (TCND) at Kingston Freezone.
According to the Jamaica Customs Department, the contraband was found wrapped in brown masking tape in a 40-foot import container with commodities declared as tea bags from Guyana.
No arrests have been made in connection with the seizure. However, investigations are ongoing.

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