The feds crashed this party.
Smugglers’ plans to ship 240 pounds of cocaine — in between mountains of beer on a barge bound for Canada — have been sunk with the seizure of the illegal party supplies in Staten Island.
During a routine inspection of the boat in Mariner’s Harbor, officers from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the New York Border Enforcement Task Force found giant bags filled with 100 bricks of cocaine stashed in a container filled with Mexican beer, officials said.
Agents spotted suspicious bags, and when they checked them, bricks of white powder came tumbling out, officials said. Field tests showed the substance tested positive for cocaine — $ 5 million worth — and a whole lot of hops, authorities said.
“This is a significant seizure,” said Robert E. Perez, director of New York Field Operations.
Authorities have yet to nab the boozers who shipped the blow from Mexico to Halifax but the investigation is continuing, officials said.
In the meantime, Perez said he’s glad the substances won’t be hitting the streets.
“This intercept prevents a large quantity of drugs from getting to the streets and in the hands of our children,” he said.
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