Posted on 02/21/21
| News Source: The Hill
Federal agents seized $2.82 million worth of cocaine-coated corn flakes, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a news release on Friday.
CBP officers in Cincinnati intercepted a large shipment of cereal that was headed to a private residence in Hong Kong from South America.
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Officers opened the box and saw cereal with white powder, with flakes coated in a “grayish substance.” They tested the flakes and the substance, and found that they contained cocaine.
The shipment had 44 pounds of cocaine-coated corn flakes, the agency said, noting that its street value could be upwards of $2.82 million.
Read more at The Hill.