Leaders from several agencies held a press conference on Friday (June 21) to answer questions about the 17 tons of cocaine seized from a Philadelphia port earlier this month. The cocaine is worth an estimated $1 billion in street value and would cover two and a half miles if the bricks were stacked end to end. So far, six non-Americans have been arrested in relation to the crime, but their country of origin hasn't been revealed.
U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania William M. McSwain addressed the criminals, stating, "And to those aboard the ship, who were onboard the ship and who are now in federal custody, I say this: you thought you could breeze into our port and then leave with enough cocaine to destroy millions of lives without getting caught. You thought you were clever. You were wrong. You underestimated the city. You underestimated our law enforcement capabilities and our commitment to decimating the illegal and immoral drug trade."
