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136 kilogram cocaine shipment intercepted at Port of Kaohsiung

cocaine shipment intercepted at Port of Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Coast Guard investigators, along with customs officers and national police intercepted a shipment of cocaine at the Port of Kaohsiung two days ago, according to reports released today, November 5.

Investigators were first tipped around six months ago that a transnational drug trafficking group planned to use the Port of Kaohsiung as a trans-shipment point for drug shipments from Central and South America. Coast Guard, Customs, and National Police formed a special group to investigate the claims.

After relevant intelligence was gathered, the team swooped on a container in the re-export section at the Port of Kaohsiung at 10:00am, November 3.

Investigators uncover packs of a suspicious white powder at the Port of Kaohsiung. Picture: Taiwan Coast Guard Bureau.

The team found 200 packs containing 136.435 kilograms of a white powder which tests identified as cocaine. The shipment is suspected to have been destined for Countries in Southeast Asia, according to a report in United Daily News.

Specific destinations are not being named in order to avoid compromising the investigation.

A test identifies the suspicious white powder as cocaine. Picture: Taiwan Coast Guard.

Some reports in Liberty Times and United Daily News used the terms “heroin” and “cocaine” interchangeably.

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One thought on “136 kilogram cocaine shipment intercepted at Port of Kaohsiung”

  • Syldia inares Borg
    May 6, 2021 at 5:29 pm
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    Stop persecution of users and offer free legal government controlled safe dosis of every substance.All humans must be freee to use their minds and bodies as they please for personal use without the intromission of the state or punishment of any kind..

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