Crime & Safety
$400K Of Cocaine Found On Plane At Philadelphia International Airport
Customs found five bricks of cocaine in a bag with Bob Marley's face on it stowed in an airplane that came from Jamaica.
PHILADELPHIA — about 12 pounds of cocaine worth $400,000 was found on a plane at the Philadelphia International Airport recently, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Authorities said the drugs were found hidden behind a cargo hold blowout panel of a plane that flew in from Montego Bay, Jamaica.
During a search, officers discovered a draw-string bag adorned with the face of reggae legend Bob Marley concealed behind a cargo hold blowout panel.
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From that bag, officers pulled five bricks of a white, powdery substance.
The substance was tested with a handheld elemental isotope analysis tool and identified as cocaine hydrochloride.
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Authorities said the total weight was 5.56 kilograms.
No arrests have been made.
The cocaine was turned over to Homeland Security Investigations for further criminal investigation by the Border Enforcement Security Task Force that operates at the Philadelphia International Airport.
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