US Border Patrol agents discover boxes containing 28 kilos of cocaine worth $702,500 disguised as boxes of ROSES at a Puerto Rico airport

  • Customs and Border Protection in Puerto Rico confiscated 62 pounds of cocaine that were disguises as roses on July 5
  • K-9 unit assigned to the Border Patrol agency discovered the drugs at Rafael Hernandez International Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
  • The cocaine, which holds an estimated street value of $702,500, was located during inspection of cargo that arrived on an airplane from Colombia
  • The drugs were concealed in 26 wrapped plastic bags and placed in two boxes that were marked 'flowers red roses' 
  • CBP official confirmed to DailyMail that no arrests have been reported

Customs officers assigned to an airport in Puerto Rico seized 28 kilos of cocaine inside two cardboard boxes that were disguises as roses.

The drugs arrived on a plane from Colombia on July 5, concealed inside 26 separately wrapped plastic bags that were covered with stems of red roses.

According to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection statement, a K9 alerted the agents to a pallet of boxes manifested as 'flowers.'

Customs officers assigned to an airport in Puerto Rico seized 28 kilos of cocaine inside two cardboard boxes that were originally declared as roses

Customs officers assigned to an airport in Puerto Rico seized 28 kilos of cocaine inside two cardboard boxes that were originally declared as roses

The drug bust came during routine inspection of inbound cargo at Rafael Hernandez International Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.

The cocaine, 62 pounds in all, holds an estimated street value of $702,500.

'Criminal organizations exploit diverse means through the supply chain to conceal and enter contraband into the island,' stated Felix Cruz-Diaz, Mayaguez Port Director. 

'Our officers remain vigilant to detect and remove narcotics from the streets.'

The drug bust came during routine inspection of inbound cargo at Rafael Hernandez International Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico (pictured)

The drug bust came during routine inspection of inbound cargo at Rafael Hernandez International Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico (pictured) 

A CBP spokesperson told DailyMail the agency was not surprised with the method the drug traffickers chose in their attempt to penetrate the agency's security measures.

The CBP agent said that in the past drug smugglers had failed in their attempt to flood the Caribbean island with drugs shipped via courier services like FedEx, UPS and the US Postal Service. 

The drug bust is currently being looked into by the Homeland Security Investigations, a critical investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security.

The official also said that no arrests have been announced. 

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