$77 million cocaine bust in New York

NEW YORK CITY (NBC) – A drug bust at the Port of New York and New Jersey last month yielded nearly $80 million worth of cocaine.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it worked with the local police, the DEA, and a number of other groups for this bust.

Together, officials say they found over 3,000 pounds of cocaine packed into sixty packages.

The cocaine was found inside of a shipping container but there is no information as to where the container came from.

This was the second-largest cocaine bust ever at the port of New York and New Jersey.

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