{"id":361565,"date":"2021-11-02T21:54:30","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T18:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/920-kilos-of-cocaine-headed-for-nyc-seized-dea-says\/"},"modified":"2021-11-02T21:54:30","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T18:54:30","slug":"920-kilos-of-cocaine-headed-for-nyc-seized-dea-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/920-kilos-of-cocaine-headed-for-nyc-seized-dea-says\/","title":{"rendered":"#920 kilos of cocaine headed for NYC seized, DEA says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#920 kilos of cocaine headed for NYC seized, DEA says<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>More than a ton of cocaine headed for the Big <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le was found stashed in metal lawn rollers when authorities recently busted a trio of drug traffickers, officials said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said the 920 kilograms of coke represents the biggest seizure of cocaine destined for New York City in more than a decade.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA multimillion-dollar storm of cocaine was seized before it could wreak havoc in the Northeast,\u201d DEA Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis seizure signifies a shift in the illegal drug landscape in New York with cocaine seizures rising more than 150% in the last year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Suspected drug pushers Jorge Aponte-Guzman, Nelson Agramonte-Minaya and Carlos Maisonet-Lopez were busted in September after Aponte-Guzman drove a rental van to a New Jersey loading dock and picked up 460 kilos of blow, prosecutors said. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/lawn-roller-cocaine2g.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Image shows the seized cocaine next to open, empty lawn rollers. \" class=\"wp-image-20005097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/lawn-roller-cocaine2g.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/lawn-roller-cocaine2g.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/lawn-roller-cocaine2g.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The cocaine was hidden inside metal rollers typically used in smoothing out the surface of lawns or pressing seeds into topsoil.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He then met up with his two co-defendants at a New Jersey house, where the feds busted them and seized the coke, officials said. The drugs were stashed inside lawn rollers, or mini-steam rollers used to flatten ground.<\/p>\n<p>The next day, DEA agents seized another 10 lawn rollers from the loading dock that had another 460 kilos of coke stashed inside them, officials said. <\/p>\n<p>The suspects were each charged with conspiring to distribute more than 5 kilograms of cocaine, a charge that carries a potential maximum sentence of life in prison. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/lawn-roller-cocaine3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682\" alt=\"Photo shows bundles of cocaine next to an empty lawn roller. \" class=\"wp-image-20005318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/lawn-roller-cocaine3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/lawn-roller-cocaine3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/lawn-roller-cocaine3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/lawn-roller-cocaine3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Cocaine seizures have risen more than 150% in the last year, according to DEA Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cDEA and our law enforcement partners will continue to guard against drug trafficking organizations\u2019 tactics and techniques to smuggle drugs into our country,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n<p> \u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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