U.S. Customs agents find nearly 50 pounds of cocaine at Port Everglades

Boxes of oranges shipped from Dominican Republic found full of cocaine

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A major drug bust has been announced by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 

Nearly 50 pounds of cocaine were found concealed inside boxes of oranges.

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The boxes arrived from the Dominican Republic over the weekend. 

CBP made the find at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale. 

Officials were alerted to the load when a K-9 officer sniffed it out. 

According to CBP, the estimated street value of the cocaine is in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.  


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