CINCINNATI, Ohio – A US customs drug dog warned authorities about a load of cereal that had been coated with cocaine instead of sugar.
Federal authorities confiscated £ 44. cocaine disguised as sugar on frosted cornflakes last Saturday in Cincinnati.
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US customs and border protection agents said it had a street value of $ 2.8 million.
The shipment is from Peru and was en route to a private home in Hong Kong before being seized by US authorities.
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Cincinnati Port Director Richard Gillespie said smugglers will hide narcotics in virtually anything these days.
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