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Cocaine valued at 1.3 million seized by CBP at PHL

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Cocaine, weighing 41 pounds and with a street value of $1.3 million, was found on a passenger plane by officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection at Philadelphia International Airport. (Courtesy: U.S.

Customs and Border Protection)SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - Cocaine, weighing 41 pounds and with a street value of $1.3 million, was found on a passenger plane arriving to Philadelphia from the Dominican Republic.Officials with U.S.

Customs and Border Protection seized the cocaine August 12th at Philadelphia International Airport, authorities announced.CBP officers regularly inspect aircraft landing from overseas locations.

According to authorities, during the inspection of the inbound flight from Santo Domingo, 16 brick-shaped items were found underneath a blanket in an avionics technical space.The items were removed and inspected by CBP officers.

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