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$19M of cocaine found in pineapple shipment at Savannah port

More than 1,000 pounds of cocaine was found hidden in a shipment of fresh pineapples at the Port of Savannah.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) - More than 1,000 pounds of cocaine was found hidden in a shipment of fresh pineapples at the Port of Savannah.

In November, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says field operations officers working at the port encountered the shipment from Cartagena, Colombia.

Upon physical inspection of the fruit, they found 450 hidden packages of cocaine. The estimated street value of the discovery is $19,114,940 according to CBP.

“This was an outstanding interception of narcotics by our CBP officers, “said Lisa Beth Brown Savannah CBP Area Port Director said in a statement. “This seizure is a positive enforcement action against drug smuggling organizations and highlights the important work our officers do each day to stop illegal activity at our borders and ports of entry.” 

On a typical day, CBP seizes over 5,000 pounds of drugs nationally.

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From: We survived Bush. You will survive Obama.

A rally for Mitt Romney was hosted by a man who was convicted in the 1990s of trying to smuggle over 2,000 pounds of cocaine into America!

Imagine if President Obama attended such an event. What would the right wing say? Just imagine.

Mitt Romney attends fund raising event hosted by convicted cocaine trafficker

ELECTION 2012 AUGUST 15, 2012
BY: LOU COLAGIOVANNI

Mitt Romney recently attended a campaign rally in Florida that was hosted by a man who was part of a drug ring that was caught trying to smuggle over 2,000 pounds of cocaine into America.

Reinaldo Bermudez, 38, is the owner of Palacio de los Jugos, located in Miami, Florida. Bermudez was a member of a gang that was arrested in 1997 for trying to smuggle over a ton of cocaine into The United States. He served 3 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance.

It has been locally reported by miaminewtimes.com that Bermudez was vetted by The Secret Service previously because Mitt Romney wanted to use a vegetable stand for campaign purposes. The date and time of this Secret Service investigation is unknown.

Which only implies that his campaign staff thought it would be a good idea to attend an event hosted by a convicted drug dealer.

This rally was held despite the fact that Bermudez is not legally able to vote because of his previous felony convictions.

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http://www.examiner.com/article/mitt-romney-attends-fund-raising-event-hosted-by-convicted-cocaine-trafficker