That's a lot of booger sugar

[WLJ]

I don't always trust their "street value" estimates but either way 33,000lbs a lot of blow

Massive haul of cocaine worth $1 billion seized at Philadelphia port
https://bnonews.com/index.php/2019/06/massive-haul-of-cocaine-worth-up-to-1-billion-seized-at-the-port-of-philadelphia/

[RoadKingLarry]

My guesstimate is that they catch less than 10% coming in.

[French G.]

I don't care about the product, I just want to find one of those washed up duffel bags. Preferably one without Javier Bardem following it.

[Firethorn]

My guesstimate is that they catch less than 10% coming in.

Pretty much, and at this point the drug barons mostly just write off the occasional bust like this.  It's factored into their operations.

Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of the "smaller" busts aren't just ways to keep the authorities distracted and happy, allowing more shipments like the one here to make it through.

[brimic]

Just a thought- that $1billion figure is only that high because of government actions. Without it being contraband, it might only be worth a few hundred thousand, tops.
It would be like if the government started confiscating and burning ‘67 corvettes, and when they confiscate the last one, agents pose for holy pictures in front of it stating that “they took it in a midnight raid from the last dangerous octegenarian holdout who was hiding this vehicle worth an estimated $100 million.”- right before lighting it on fire

[makattak]

It would be like if the government started confiscating and burning ‘67 corvettes, and when they confiscate the last one, agents pose for holy pictures in front of it stating that “they took it in a midnight raid from the last dangerous octegenarian holdout who was hiding this vehicle worth an estimated $100 million.”- right before lighting it on fire

Do you want a shooting war? Because that's how you.... oh wait, you said Corvette. Never mind.

I thought it was the '67 Mustang. Carry on.

[MechAg94]

Just a thought- that $1billion figure is only that high because of government actions. Without it being contraband, it might only be worth a few hundred thousand, tops.
It would be like if the government started confiscating and burning ‘67 corvettes, and when they confiscate the last one, agents pose for holy pictures in front of it stating that “they took it in a midnight raid from the last dangerous octegenarian holdout who was hiding this vehicle worth an estimated $100 million.”- right before lighting it on fire

And they would know current prices since their informants probably sell a lot of it.

[fifth_column]

I wonder how much of that 33,000 (holy *expletive deleted*it that's a lot of blow) pounds is going to actually be destroyed and how much of it is going to end up on the streets anyway.

[French G.]

My favorite one on street value is the feds clipped a few alternative citizens here locally that had a few thousand lot plants in the national Forest. Estimated street value in the millions. Lot of estimating apparently since the plants were six inches tall.

[Ned Hamford]

I recall a part of a movie where such a seizure was used as part of the smuggling operation.  Drum of baby powder or some such with a small layer of cocaine on top for testing; none the wiser for the swap.