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Ghost ship with $80 million worth of cocaine washes up on shore of Marshall Islands

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This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. A small ship washed up on the shore of the Marshall Islands with no crew on it — but with 649 kilograms of cocaine instead. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The 5.4 metre long fiberglass ship was discovered on a beach by Ailuk Atoll on the small island in the Pacific between the Philippines and Hawaii, reported CNN. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or. The ship was discovered last week by a local resident, Kolby Alred, on Ailuk, reported Radio New Zealand. The ship was too heavy for residents to move onto the beach, and once they investigated, they discovered bricks of cocaine in a large compartment underneath the deck. Sign up to receive the daily top stories from the National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc. | 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4 | 416-383-2300 A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of NP Posted will soon be in your inbox. We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try again The residents notified the local authorities, who brought the drugs to the capital of Majuro, located on another island. The cocaine was sealed and wrapped in yellow plastic blocks with a stamped red ‘KW’ logo on them, according to the Marshall Islands Police. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The police collected most of the packages and incinerated them. Only two kilograms were saved for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency to analyze. The entire haul of drugs was estimated to be worth $US 80 million, making it the largest amount of cocaine ever to reach the Marshall Islands. Police have multiple different theories about how the drugs washed ashore, but believe that the boat had been at sea for one or two years and drifted from South or Central America. While this is the largest drug seizure, it will not be the last. A major international drug trafficking route runs through the islands in the Pacific and packages have been seized or discovered on numerous other islands over the last two decades. One resident found 18 kilograms of cocaine in 2016, but was subsequently arrested for not handing it over to police immediately. A fisherman in 2018 reeled in 48 kilograms of suspected cocaine. Oftentimes, local residents will not report drugs that have washed ashore the islands which can lead to them being trafficked and sold on the island, leading to a rampant drug availability and use. In May, the parliament had to establish a drug task force as an effort to crack down on the issue. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about . By continuing to use our site, you agree to our and . OK

This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. A small ship washed up on the shore of the Marshall Islands with no crew on it — but with 649 kilograms of cocaine instead. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The 5.4 metre long fiberglass ship was discovered on a beach by Ailuk Atoll on the small island in the Pacific between the Philippines and Hawaii, reported CNN. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or. The ship was discovered last week by a local resident, Kolby...

Ghost ship with $80 million worth of cocaine washes up on shore of Marshall Islands

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