Over 28 pounds of the illegal substance was found stashed within a confectionary shipment bound for Northern Virginia.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents seized $900,000 worth of cocaine concealed within packages of hot chocolate last month, the agency said Thursday.The CBP agents discovered 10 cocaine bricks with a combined weight of over 28 pounds stashed between layers of coffee grounds and under a double layer of chocolate bars in hot chocolate packages in a shipment bound for an address in Northern Virginia.
'Drug trafficking organizations continue trying to smuggle their illicit narcotics into the United States, but vigilant Customs and Border Protection officers are relentless in their efforts to intercept these smuggling attempts and to protect our communities from the scourge of dangerous drugs,' said Marc Calixte, CBP's Area Port Director for the Area Port of Washington, D.C.Newsweek reached out to the CBP for comment via email.
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