AUGUST 28,, 2003 Miami, Florida
Federal agents seize 198 kilograms of cocaine from a cargo ship
Federal agents seize 198 kilograms of cocaine from a cargo ship
Today U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U. S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announce the seizure of 486
pounds of cocaine, with a wholesale value of more than $3.5 million.
The shipment of cocaine was discovered, concealed in two hidden
compartments between the ship’s fuel tanks in the engine room, by
a team of ICE agents and CBP inspectors last night who were
searching the M/V MS. LYLY 1.
At approximately 7:00 p.m. on August 27, 2003, a team of agents
and inspectors boarded the M/V MS. LYLY I and began a re-
examination of the ship. The M/V MS. LYLY 1, a 184-foot cargo ship,
arrived on the Miami River on August 16th, from Port Au Paix, Haiti,
and had been searched previously.
The previous searches by CBP inspectors and information
developed by ICE agents led last night’s team to the machinery
areas of the ship including the engine room.
At approximately 8:00 p.m. inspectors searching the engine room
drilled a hole into the deck and when they removed the drill bit it was
covered with a white powdery substance which field tested positive
for cocaine.
An intensive search of the engine room resulted in the discovery of
two concealed compartments located between the ship’s two fuel
tanks, under the ship’s engine. Each compartment contained
numerous kilogram-sized packages filled with cocaine. One-hundred
and ninety-eight (198) packages were removed earlier this morning
at approximately 8:00 a.m. after inspectors and agents spent more
than 12 hours in their efforts to access the hidden compartments
and remove the illegal cargo.
The ships crew of six (6), one Peruvian, one Cuban, two Haitian and
two Hondurans, were interviewed throughout the night and no
arrests have been made at this time.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announce the seizure of 486
pounds of cocaine, with a wholesale value of more than $3.5 million.
The shipment of cocaine was discovered, concealed in two hidden
compartments between the ship’s fuel tanks in the engine room, by
a team of ICE agents and CBP inspectors last night who were
searching the M/V MS. LYLY 1.
At approximately 7:00 p.m. on August 27, 2003, a team of agents
and inspectors boarded the M/V MS. LYLY I and began a re-
examination of the ship. The M/V MS. LYLY 1, a 184-foot cargo ship,
arrived on the Miami River on August 16th, from Port Au Paix, Haiti,
and had been searched previously.
The previous searches by CBP inspectors and information
developed by ICE agents led last night’s team to the machinery
areas of the ship including the engine room.
At approximately 8:00 p.m. inspectors searching the engine room
drilled a hole into the deck and when they removed the drill bit it was
covered with a white powdery substance which field tested positive
for cocaine.
An intensive search of the engine room resulted in the discovery of
two concealed compartments located between the ship’s two fuel
tanks, under the ship’s engine. Each compartment contained
numerous kilogram-sized packages filled with cocaine. One-hundred
and ninety-eight (198) packages were removed earlier this morning
at approximately 8:00 a.m. after inspectors and agents spent more
than 12 hours in their efforts to access the hidden compartments
and remove the illegal cargo.
The ships crew of six (6), one Peruvian, one Cuban, two Haitian and
two Hondurans, were interviewed throughout the night and no
arrests have been made at this time.
Source: ICE
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Cocaine News 2003 Archive
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