Ireland authorities seize 2 tons of cocaine in massive drug raid
Irish authorities have seized $165 million worth of cocaine from a cargo vessel in what is being called the largest drug raid in the history of the country.
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Irish authorities have seized $165 million worth of cocaine from a cargo vessel in what is being called the largest drug raid in the history of the country.
The boat was manned by three people and had over one ton of cocaine on board.
The drugs were shipped from Ecuador via Panama to Rotterdam and are worth around $660 million, Rotterdam's public prosecutor's office said in a news statement.
While on a fishing trip in the Florida Keys with her family earlier this summer, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor reeled in an unexpected catch: 70 pounds of cocaine, estimated to be worth more than $1 million. Castor, who previously served as Tampa's police chief, said the drug bale appeared to have been floating in the water for a while when she found it, CBS affiliate WTSP reported.
The mayor and her family lifted the drug bale, estimated to be worth more than $1 million, into their boat before turning it over to authorities.
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Officials have confirmed a small bag of cocaine was found Sunday on the ground floor of the West Wing in the White House, in the area where visitors taking tours are directed to leave their phones. The Secret Service investigation into who it belongs to and how it entered the White House is ongoing. Caitlin Huey-Burns reports from Washington.
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The Secret Service is investigating a bag of suspicious white powder, believed to be cocaine, found Sunday evening at the White House in an area accessible to tour groups. The president and his family were out of town. CBS News' Skyler Henry reports.
Secret Service agents discovered a bag of what is believed to be cocaine in the West Wing of the White House Sunday, in an area accessible to tour groups. An investigation into how it got there is underway.
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Officials said the crew tried to open valves and sink the vessel along with its drug-laden cargo. It didn't work.
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