Philadelphia CBP Officers seize 18 pounds of cocaine hidden in cargo hold on flight from Jamaica to Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA - Officers with U.S.
Customs and Border Protection seized 18 pounds of cocaine in a cargo hold on a flight from Montego Bay, Jamaica on Tuesday, the agency announced.
CBP officials say officers met the American Airlines flight as it gated and held a routine check of the cargo hold after the luggage was offloaded.
During the examination, a narcotics detector dog alerted officers to an access panel, the agency says. According to officials, officers opened the access panel and found two gray Puma drawstring bags with eight wrapped bricks of cocaine and an empty plan blue duffel bag.