Stowaway with 524 pounds of cocaine, gun found on barge in Caribbean
It's the second time this year that authorities detained a stowaway holding a huge stash of drugs in the same harbor.
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It's the second time this year that authorities detained a stowaway holding a huge stash of drugs in the same harbor.
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