Authorities have seized the biggest shipment of cocaine recovered at the ports of New York and New Jersey in nearly 25 years.
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An examination of a shipping container entering the United States revealed sixty packages containing a white powdery substance that field-tested positive for cocaine.The seizure, which has an estimated street value of $77 million, is the biggest cocaine bust at the ports since 1994 when about 6,600 pounds were seized, according to a CBP spokesman.Customs officers turned the drugs over to federal Homeland Security officials for investigation.
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