01x08 - That's Dope

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KEY LARGO - FLORIDA KEYS

The Florida Keys.

As well as white sand beaches,

the Keys are home to mangrove

forests, rugged and isolated areas

that are difficult to get in and out of.

Ever since the cocaine boom of the '80s,

these mangrove forests

have been used by smugglers,

to bring narcotics into the U.S.

due to the many channels

and inlets where boats can drop off

drugs far away from prying eyes.

Today, Agent Centeno is on route

to a report of a suspicious package

that has been found near Key Largo.

We had a call reported

from the Sheriff's office

by an individual that found a package

that appears to be drugs.

Agent Centeno arrives on the scene

to conduct his investigation.

He said the gentleman

should still be here,

and so he can show me where he found it,

see if there's anything else around.

A local man was cleaning up the shoreline

when he stumbled upon a package.

So it was right down here.

I started at the end working this way

and saw like a buoy or a bottle

or something.

I kind of leaned out there to get it

and looked down and right adjacent to it

is a rectangular brick object.

It was right down here, this is my mark.

It's right down here, it's easier

to get in over here, yeah.

So at that time the tide was right up

and it was kind of like

sort of floating in the seaweed.

Right there.

Washed up up on the shoreline

is a brick of suspected narcotics.

Contraband Seized at Sea

Fort Lauderdale on Florida's East Coast.

FLORIDA

FORT LAUDERDALE

Known as the yachting capital

of the U.S.,

this area attracts wealthy

individuals from all over the world.

Recently, brazen criminals have been

stealing expensive boats from arenas

to traffic contraband into the U.S.

Today, a marine interdiction boat

is patrolling five miles offshore.

On board are agents Alex and Mike,

led by experienced vessel commander Fritz,

the unit's training instructor

who sees every mission as a

chance to improve their skills.

We go right as team member,

even though I'm their instructor

and it hurts way less

to get hammered by me

versus getting hammered by a bad guy.

That's a hospital trip

that's family that are destroyed.

With the assistance of air support,

they are looking for a high end cruiser

that was reported stolen a few days ago

and is believed to have been

spotted leaving the Bahamas

earlier this morning.

The source intel says

the boat left the island,

so that's what the plane is up there

looking for specifically.

If he spots it, then we'll be

the ones that are on it.

Location for that vessel is 260.9.

They don't have to wait long

for air support

to call in a possible target.

It's going to be a speed of 20 knots

and a course of two niner six.

See it, right there, new point.

If this is the boat they're looking for,

vessel commander Fritz

wants them to be ready for anything.

So instructs his agents

to get their shotguns out.

You might get your stuff ready

and if it's not, you can put it down.

See how quickly we approach the vessel,

that's not the time to go get your g*ns.

We can either walk to our success

or run to our death.

- Right, shotgun is on deck.

- All right, got you.

On the horizon, agents catch

their first glimpse of the target.

That might be him right there.

You guys ready?

- Good to go.

- It looks like a yacht, Fritz.

That's our guy though,

that's gotta be him.

As they approach the cruiser,

it fails to stop.

- Light them up.

- Yeah.

Eventually the target boat slows.

- Can you get closer for me Fritz?

- U.S. Customs.

How many people do you have on board?

- Five people on board.

- Keep everybody up there.

You go up there with them. We'll step

aboard and then I will talk to you.

- You gonna go across?

- Yeah, we're going across.

Boarding any vessel

exposes agents to great risk.

But on a large boat

with many areas out of sight,

they're especially vulnerable.

- You stay right there.

- We'll stay right there.

No, no, stay in there.

Go ahead, I'll check inside.

Agent Alex confines the five people

on board to the top deck

before beginning his inspection.

We'll conduct a document check

on your vessel

as you're coming from out of the country,

also going to do a border search.

There's nobody else downstairs?

And no weapons onboard, right?

Organized crime groups are

operating with increased frequency

in this area.

They steal these boats a lot

and then they bring them over

as if they own them

and they fill them full of migrants

and they leave them on the beach.

Agent Alex wants to see documentation

to prove that this vessel

is really theirs.

Do you have the registration

of the vessel and ID?

- I'll get it.

- He's searching, he'll be a while.

Yo, keep one ear on your mic.

While Agent Mike carries out a search.

- Fritz, do you copy?

- I got you.

If anything is hidden on this boat,

it will be below deck.

U.S. Customs.

Step-by-step, Agent Mike slowly

descends into the living spaces

on board the boat

unsure of what he will find.

U.S. Customs.

Puerto Rico.

PUERTO RICO

A U.S. Territory

in the Caribbean Sea.

It's the job of customs importer

protection agents

to patrol U.S. Territorial waters

which extend 12 miles out to sea.

- You good?

- Check.

- Yeah, clear.

- Check.

Tonight, they are being dispatched

to track an unusually large vessel

that's been spotted on radar

just outside U.S. waters,

heading in a southbound

direction at ten knots.

On board is vessel commander LeBron.

It's gone into one of our assets

calling out

a possible vessel coming up

to the southside of the Yukos,

so we're gonna see what it is.

- You guys good?

- Yep.

Mighty good.

The international waters

around Puerto Rico

are sometimes navigated by naval vessels

hostile to U.S. interests

because of its proximity to Cuba.

We have lights in our bow,

that's going to be our target right?

Affirmative, approximately three

miles on the bow.

They're a long way from shore

and any potential backup.

It's a huge ship.

That's the one been on radar forever.

Can you reach out

to the United States Coast Guard

and see if they have a cutter out here?

Roger, I'll let you know.

As they approach the unidentified

boat, agents are in disbelief.

- I don't think that's a cutter, man.

- No.

Be advised that

there's no one else in that area.

Agents are still in the dark,

as the unknown vessel is confirmed

as not being

a U.S. Coastguard Cutter.

What is that, Jeff? Look at that.

Is that a helicopter on the back?

No, it looks like a cannon

on the back of it.

- Yah, dude, that looks like a--

- Doesn't that look like a cannon?

- Yes.

- That's a warship.

If this is a warship,

agents need to find out

what it's doing here

and what it's intentions are.

KEY LARGO - FLORIDA KEYS

In a mangrove forest, near Key Largo.

It was just barely in the water, yeah.

Agent Centeno is examining

a brick of suspected narcotics

that washed up on the shoreline.

It's got like a postcard

or a sticker of a dog,

with the name, Pinky, on it.

The brick has a picture

of a Doberman on it

and was discovered by a person

who was cleaning up trash.

Getting the trash out of here's great,

but getting something like that

out here is even better.

The brick could contain dangerous

narcotics that are extremely toxic.

If it's wet, water's leaking out,

it'll be tainted with the drugs.

So you don't want to get that on you.

Good to know,

sometimes I don't wear gloves.

Yeah, you should always wear gloves.

Tell your friends, if you find this

stuff, make sure you wear gloves.

- Thank you for reporting it, Sir.

- Thanks. Sure.

Just yesterday,

a brick of cocaine with identical

markings was found nearby.

So, either it fell off here, where

they may have done the exchange,

or maybe it fell out in the ocean

where they went from boat to boat.

And then it washed out here

eventually. It's really hard to say.

These two packages, found

in close proximity to each other,

are likely from the same shipment.

From here, we take it back to the station.

The only thing we have to go on

is whatever sticker the drug dealers

put on the packages to identify them.

And that would tell

whoever picked them up,

which smuggling organization

they belong to.

So dependent on which stash house

they would go to.

Back at the station, Agent Centeno's

priority is to test the narcotic.

So we're just gonna test it.

- Unsure of what it contains

- Just in case.

Agent Centeno takes

all the necessary precautions.

'Cause sometimes,

when you open it up, the powder

comes out.

Then you'll smell it.

See what Pinky is.

I'm gonna pour some of the sample

into this kit right here.

If the clear liquid from the test kit

turns blue, it's cocaine.

Okay, blue.

This package is confirmed as cocaine.

This one kilo brick

has a street value of $34,000.

Agent Centeno was glad

that the man who found it

turned it in

and wasn't tempted to sell it.

It's always good

when the public comes forward

and gives us information

about stuff they found,

than them trying to get rid of it

on their own,

through criminal circles, that, you

know, it usually doesn't end well.

Now, with the two linked packages

in their possession,

agents can start to build their

investigation into the organization

that is smuggling these packages

into the Keys.

FORT LAUDERDALE - FLORIDA

Five miles out to sea,

near Fort Lauderdale.

- Are you a U.S. citizen?

- Canadian.

- You got the passports?

- Yes.

Agents have boarded a luxury

Canadian registered boat,

coming inbound from the Bahamas,

that matches the description

of a recently stolen cruiser.

U.S. Customs.

Agent Mike is searching the boat,

because their intel indicated this vessel

is possibly being used for smuggling.

He's down doing a search of the cabin,

looking for migrants and so far,

he hasn't found anything.

Agent Mike is searching

every potential hiding space

in the cabin cruiser, including

toilets, showers and wardrobes.

- Fritz, can you copy?

- Go, 3481.

Hey, yeah, buddy, initial inspection

for migrants is clear in bodies.

- They were looking good, we're okay.

- All right.

Agent Mike's search comes back negative.

Now, Agent Alex needs to determine

if the people onboard

actually own the boat.

Oh, actually I have vessel

registration if you want that too?

- Yeah.

- That's the--

- It's registered in Canada, right?

- Yes.

So that's the registration,

that's our cruising permit for--

- That's okay.

- Do you need--

- No, that's fine.

- That's good?

All the documents are in order.

- That's a nice boat.

- Thank you very much.

A real nice boat.

Mike, are you good?

- I'm good up here.

- Yeah, we're good.

- Thank you for your time.

- Yeah.

I'll get out of your way.

Have a good day.

- Thank you, folks.

- Guys, have a good day.

- Good?

- Yeah, got it.

Although this boat matched the

description of the target vessel,

it was not the one they were looking for.

Oh, it was a very nice yacht inside.

Oh, yeah.

Everything, including the vacuum,

was high end.

It turned out, it's not the boat.

I don't think that's the boat.

These people--

- I checked.

- Yeah, they're very nice people.

Vessel commander Fritz

contacts the spotter plane

to update the pilot.

Hey, we're clear

from that last inspection.

We don't have any further

vessels inbound at this time.

We are going to continue searching.

10-4, safe play.

He's been up for two or three hours now

and he's getting close to bingo fuel,

which means he'll be running out.

So he's not gonna be on station

for too much longer.

With no active targets for now,

Fritz and the crew discuss

their performances today.

I could see you operating together.

We didn't let 'em move,

we didn't let 'em reach anything.

Yeah, you didn't do anything wrong.

However, if you're that nervous about it,

"I wanna check this space,

I wanna see what's there."

And Mike's doing something,

"Hey, Mike, come up here.

Watch that guy." Get your p*stol,

get in there, go to work.

You understand?

You guys got anything for me?

Your approach was good,

'cause there was a railing, so you

went forward so we could get on it.

Despite the fact that

they didn't find the stolen boat,

the team performed well under

pressure and continues to improve.

Even though I'm their instructor,

we all make mistakes

and if you get to live through one,

then you get to learn from it.

So, each one of us calls each other

out and that's how we get better.

Everybody here, we live or die

together, 100 percent.

One guy fails, we all fail. So, we

try to get better every single day.

MARATHON - FLORIDA KEYS

In the Florida Keys.

Okay, you wanna pull up a chair?

All right, come on over.

Two packages of cocaine

with identical markings

have been found on consecutive days

in the mangroves around Key Largo.

Agents believe the drugs

were transferred from a boat

and that some of them were dropped

overboard and taken by the tide.

Agents Centeno and Nick confer,

in order to pinpoint the precise location

of where this drop-off may have occurred.

So, that one was the one that I picked up.

- Okay, I got ya.

- It was over there by Ocean Point.

I got you, okay. So it was at the end

here on the Atlantic side.

Right. Okay.

Pretty close proximity to each other.

So, what I think is, they're a part

of the same transaction.

They believe they have now identified

the area in the mangroves

where the drugs were handed off

and they expect more to be found.

If it's the same organization

that was making that transaction,

I don't think there are just gonna be

two within one bundle.

So I think, within this close proximity,

that I could see more washing ashore

definitely, absolutely.

Agent Nick wastes no time.

He heads directly to the area of

the mangroves around Key Largo,

where they believe the drugs

were transferred from sea to land.

If he can find evidence left behind

by a pickup crew,

he may be able to prosecute

those involved.

Landings happen up here,

'cause it's advantageous,

as far as concealment's concerned,

with it being heavily vegetated,

a lot of spots for them to hide.

Pickup crews wait in the dead of night,

to transfer narcotics

from boats to vehicles.

They can unload millions of dollars

worth of drugs

in a matter of minutes.

We're in the middle of the vegetation

here, along that route.

Just looking for any potential

hiding spots, any indication

that it's been a layup spot

or a staging area.

It's real thick in here.

Gonna have a look over here.

Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.

A lot of water bottles left over,

also, there's a fuel can over here.

So, what we can see here

is signs that somebody was here,

signs of a staging area that they've

utilized before they get picked up.

Agent Nick is convinced

he has found the area

where the drugs were handed off.

Fairly large area that smugglers

can utilize for concealment.

And not only the concealment they have,

they also have the main US1 road

which leads into Miami.

So they can get from here

and once you get to US1,

about 30 minutes

we get into the Miami area.

Agent Nick now plans to focus

his investigation on this area,

so that the next time, he can catch

the traffickers red-handed.

En route to the station, a call over

the radio gets his attention.

- Dispatches, can I help you?

- Hey, how you doing?

I know one of the deputies

just put over the radio,

he needs border patrol assistance.

Do you know what it's about, specifically?

What I got is a report of a possible

brick of narcotic

found at the Circle K at the 106

up in Key Largo.

- Okay.

- I have a deputy en route to it.

He's just arriving now

to take a look at it.

Okay, we are en route right now.

Yet another brick of narcotics that

could be linked to his investigation

has washed ashore.

FAJARDO - PUERTO RICO

In Puerto Rico.

Dude, that's some sort of warship,

100 percent.

Life rafts, there's a bow cannon.

Twelve miles out at sea, just on

the edge of U.S. territory waters,

agents have encountered

an unidentified vessel,

that could be a Russian warship.

You turned off the backlight, right?

There have been recent reports

of Russian Naval assets in the area,

due to an international

military training exercise,

involving Cuban and Russian forces.

There's no reason for it to be here,

unless as an act of provocation.

- It's definitely a warship.

- Oh, my God, dude.

Agents have been attempting

to contact the vessel

on radio channel 16,

the international maritime channel

used for emergencies.

- Is 16 turned up?

- Yeah.

But have received no reply,

so they decide to engage.

I'm just gonna hit the blue lights.

- Sound good?

- Yeah.

Yeah, hit the blue lights.

Agents hope to steer the vessel away

from U.S. waters.

But a wrong move

or misinterpreted gesture at sea

could have dire consequences.

Back off and I'll spotlight it.

Don't spotlight it.

They still don't know

if this vessel is friend or foe.

- Richard.

- Yes.

Can you get a hold of the Coast Guard

and let them know what we have here.

Send them our position.

What it looks like, a warship.

Roger, that's a good copy.

- Is he turning?

- Yes.

Their presence seems

to have discouraged the vessel

from venturing any further

towards U.S. waters.

Actually, it looks like a tank,

on the back.

Let's get out of here, bro.

Let's get out of here.

- You guys good?

- Yeah.

Having exhausted all their options

and informed the Coast Guard

of their encounter,

cautiously, they return to base.

PORT NEWARK - NEW JERSEY

Port Newark in New Jersey

is one of the biggest docks

in the entire United States.

NEW JERSEY

PORT NEWARK

It is a critical hub

for international trade,

handling more than 1.5 million

units of cargo each year.

Among these shipments are huge

quantities of imported food.

It's the job of agriculture specialists

to decide what's allowed in.

This is potato chips, nothing wrong.

Today, agriculture specialist, Georgie,

is looking for undeclared meat products.

This shipment is coming from Europe.

Someone is moving to United States.

The issue is, he could be putting,

either intentionally,

or unintentionally, some items of food.

So we wanna make sure that nothing

of those items is in those boxes.

To speed things up, he has called

in Officer Jim and his canine, Pipe,

who has been trained

to locate specific foods.

I know that people

would like the dog more than us.

He's originally trained on apples,

oranges, mangoes, beef and pork.

Those were the five scents

he was trained on.

And then when he comes out

in the field, he learns more.

The dog's nose has a sense of smell

up to 40,000 times stronger

than that of a human.

If Pipe smells any food,

he will indicate by sitting down.

There you go. Good boy!

It's now down to agriculture

specialist, Georgie,

to inspect the contents

and see what is hiding inside.

So, let me see. So far, it's okay.

Oh, see this.

It's a false alarm.

Pipe has sniffed an old glove,

which may have food residue on it.

But he has managed to check an entire

pallet in a matter of minutes.

Around the corner, Pipe heads

directly to another pallet

and it soon becomes apparent why.

What is it, bud? Good boy.

The U.S. accounts for 75 percent

of global hunting trophy imports,

but it is strictly controlled.

Each trophy will be thoroughly checked,

to ensure that it has been hunted legally.

We examine the container from our side,

to see if any leaking in the like,

blood in the boxes or not.

If there is leaking blood

from the hunting trophies,

it could be linked

to any number of diseases

that could be devastating to U.S.

agriculture and livestock.

Agriculture specialist, Georgie,

needs to make sure that each trophy

has been prepared correctly

by a certified taxidermist.

If it's going to be treated to

another certified establishment,

we make sure that

they have the right documents.

The paperwork is confirmed.

All the trophies have been

legally hunted and are disease free.

Mainly, we deal with food, but,

of course, we see sometimes,

you know, something containers

like what we see right now.

This container has passed inspection.

Good job, buddy.

But for agricultural specialist, Georgie,

Officer Jim and canine, Pipe,

it's onto the next.

FAJARDO - PUERTO RICO

In Puerto Rico,

Agent LeBron and his team have encountered

what could be a Russian warship,

twelve miles out to sea, at the

edge of U.S. territorial waters.

Oh, I'm destroyed.

After successfully encouraging

the vessel away,

they decided to cautiously return to base.

This is a surprise for us.

We encounter a lot of things,

but this is the first time I've seen

a ship like that out there.

Agent LeBron wants to find out more

information about the vessel.

We didn't know what it was.

We decided to return and now wait

for any other assets to respond,

because it was not getting safe

for us to be out there.

Agent LeBron gets in touch

with the Coast Guard.

Hey, how you doing, man?

What have you got?

What was it? The Trent.

Do you have a number for that?

I'll look it up on the computer.

P224 you said?

Yeah, it looks just like it.

Thanking you, I appreciate that.

Talk to you later.

HMS Trent is a British Royal Naval

patrol vessel,

used to defend British interests

and those of their allies.

- Hey, Jeff.

- Yeah.

They ID'd it as the Trent, the Royal Navy.

At least it was friendly.

It's an offshore patrol vessel.

But I mean, it has all the

characteristics of a warship.

Doing some research on that vessel,

it looks like it's equipped

with multiple machine g*ns.

It has cannons as well,

because of the nature of the job

they do and how far south they go

to enter and dig vessels.

On this deployment,

HMS Trent has been combating drug

smuggling from South America.

It's the first time I've seen it out here.

It's unusual for them to be

in this part of the Caribbean,

which is why agents

were taken by surprise.

These type of ships,

since they go that deep South,

they target the big ships

that bring the loads

to give them to the small vessels.

So they tend to get

very large amounts of cocaine.

Across five months of operations,

HMS Trent has seized half a billion

dollars worth of cocaine,

destined for the streets

of America and Europe.

It will give us better knowledge

for next time we encounter

something like this out there.

I'm definitely happy

that it was one of our counterparts.

FORT LAUDERDALE - FLORIDA

Fort Lauderdale on Florida's East Coast.

g*n!

Scan, systems check.

Today, agents are sharpening

their skills at the g*n range.

The session is being run

by senior instructor, Fritz.

It's super important

that we're able to operate

and understand what we're sh**ting at

and when to sh**t at it.

And you wont do that without

experience. You have to train.

To the body, one to the head.

Assisting him is experienced

vessel commander, Todd.

We're out here today, to give

our agents the skills they need

to hopefully, win that fight

that we pray never comes.

One, two, three. g*n!

This unit is one of the most

highly trained divisions

in all of customs and border protection.

System check. Check your six.

And recover.

In this unit, we sh**t once a month.

It's important because we don't have

a whole lot of backup

that's coming out on the ocean

to help us out.

Go ahead lock, load and make ready

with your 30 round magazine.

Check your stocks, check your optics,

make sure everything is set

the way you want it.

Up!

It's a dangerous job.

Their training could be the

difference between life and death.

Every part of our job is important.

To learning to drive the boat, learn

to operate yourself in an aircraft,

to run your weapons,

those things are essential.

If you can't do one,

you can't do any of it.

- And ready, just clear!

- Lines closed.

To ensure that all agents maintain

the highest standards,

they are routinely tested

with all their service weapons.

The session concludes

with firearms training in the dark.

The majority of our operations

happen at night.

Because we do it at night,

we're almost always son night vision.

Night vision allows the agents

to operate effectively,

sometimes using lethal force in low light.

When the bad things happen

and we're gonna do a sh**ting,

we get into arresting people, we're

doing that utilizing night vision.

So we have to learn to operate

our tools in the dark.

When you're sh**ting,

look at the smallest part

of the center mass of the target.

I know you're getting the big picture

with the night vision on,

but look at the smallest part.

All right, going hot.

Range is now hot. Shooters ready.

Up!

They are often called on to operate

under extreme conditions.

I want you guys to try to move

a little bit faster, push yourselves.

Stand by. Up!

All agents have performed above and beyond

the standards required to handle

anything that comes their way.

My kids depend on them being

on their A game and vise versa,

all these folks have children

and families at home

and they're depending on me

to be on my A game.

So far, we're all fanning

the targets, that's good.

Good job, guys.

It's a continual process of improvement

that keeps everyone safe.

We're never done learning.

And I've been here for 15 years

and I'm still not done learning.

- Range cold.

- All right, guys, undo your gear.

Pick up your weapons.

Put all that stuff away,

we'll clear the range.

We'll clean this up,

we'll pack our gear up,

go clean some g*ns

and get back out on the water.

KEY LARGO - FLORIDA KEYS

In the Florida Keys,

agent Nick has been investigating

the connections

between two packages of cocaine,

marked with the same picture

that were found in mangroves

around Key Largo.

Just about there, about to follow up

and meet with the deputy

and see what he has.

He's en route to meet a local deputy,

to retrieve another package of narcotics

that was found in the same area.

- Oh, you came up in a marked car.

- Hey, how's it going?

How's it going?

Nice to see you, brother.

All righty, let's go see what we have.

Agent Nick takes possession of

the brick of suspected narcotics

from the Sheriff's Department

All righty, awesome.

who was handed the package

from a homeowner.

Did you find it, or someone did

a good Samaritan called in?

No, she actually brought it

to the station.

In public safety,

it was found in her backyard.

Where was her backyard at?

Is it here in Key Largo, or is it?

- Ocean Reef.

- Okay.

She said there was nothing

else. I was like,

next time, call us and we'll come out.

Okay, awesome.

- It's got a nice Doberman on it.

- Okay, all right.

It's probably gonna be cocaine

so we'll see.

- I'm sure it is. All right, guys.

- Appreciate it, brother. Thank you

All righty. Always good

when you're handling stuff,

'cause you don't know what's in it,

or it'll be residue on it.

So it's always good to wear gloves

on the side of caution.

Agent Nick opens the package.

Opening it up here.

And immediately notices, it has the

same markings as the other two.

So, right now, as you can see,

it's very similar on the package.

And it's the same size

as the previous packages.

This weighs, if I had to estimate,

probably about a kilo.

About two pounds, more or less

so we'll take this on back

and we'll take a little ride on back

to the station and process it.

The details of this package

will now further their investigation

and help build a case

against the organization

that has transported it to the U.S.

Back at the station.

We'll get our measurements for

what we'll need for processing it.

And then we'll also test it, to see

what it specifically is in here.

Agent Nick is assisted by

Agent Arroyo, gathering evidence.

What we do when we get these packages,

we photograph them and we keep

a library of the information.

If we ever apprehend somebody

that's using the same markings,

let's say, the DEA or another agency

comes into contact with this,

they already know where it's landing,

where it's coming from,

where it has reached.

Hopefully, it creates a better

picture of where all the drugs

are coming from and who's bringing them.

Agent Arroyo tests the package.

He's using their laser detector,

which can identify thousands

of different chemical compounds.

It'll break it down

and it'll explain to us

exactly what it is

that we're dealing with.

Just by placing the laser

you wanna make sure it's inside,

in the white cell.

It gives near instant results.

Scanned positive

for cocaine hydrochloride,

which is basically,

the properties of cocaine.

The package weighs

a little over one kilogram.

Even with this brick, it all looks

kind of relatively small,

but this is pretty high,

value at $34,000 per kilo.

Details on all the narcotic bundles

will be meticulously recorded.

The agents of Border Patrol

in the Florida Keys

continue to build a case

against the traffickers.

It is rewarding getting

the stuff up the street,

because if this gets into the wrong hands,

somebody is curious,

maybe wanting to experiment,

but also the violence that comes with it.

Money unfortunately can bring in violence

and it is important that we got this.

And it's rewarding

that we got this off the street.

A recent United Nations

world drug report concluded

that cocaine smuggling

by sea is increasing.

The global supply of cocaine

remains at record levels.

The Royal Navy Ship did not announce

its proximity to Puerto Rico.

A week earlier, Russian warships

had been in the same area.

Investigations continue to locate

the stolen motor cruiser.

Agents are pursuing many leads.

More packages of cocaine

with similar markings

were found in the Florida Keys.

Agents continue to investigate

the organization

that trafficked them into the U.S.