3,200 pounds of cocaine seized at N.Y.-area port, most in 25 years

A shipping container entering the United States had 60 packages containing a white powdery substance inside of it. A field-test revealed the packages tested positive for cocaine.

“This apprehension is the second largest cocaine seizure at the Port of New York/Newark, and the largest in nearly 25 years,” CPB wrote.

“Cocaine, New York’s nemesis of the 90’s, is back – indicating traffickers push to build an emerging customer base of users mixing cocaine with fentanyl,” DEA Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan said. “This record-breaking seizure draws attention to this new threat and shows law enforcement’s collaborative efforts in seizing illicit drugs before it gets to the streets and into users’ hands.”