Authorities in Ohio intercepted a large shipment of boxed cereal from South America last week that contained corn flakes coated in cocaine instead of sugar, according to reports.
The cereal appeared to be a generic off-brand not affiliated with the trusted American label, Kellogg’s Corn Flakes.
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U.S. Customs and Border Patrol in Cincinnati seized about 44 pounds of the contaminated cereal on Feb. 13 after a drug dog alerted agents to the cargo that had been shipped from Peru, reports said. The white powder on the cereal later tested positive for cocaine.
“That’s not Frosted Flakes,” the federal agency said in a tweet last week.
The contraband had an estimated street value of more than $2.8 million, according to CBS News.
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A manifest revealed the illegal haul was heading to a private residence in Hong Kong, according to CNN.
Authorities have not named any suspects.
“The men and women at the Port of Cincinnati are committed to stopping the flow of dangerous drugs, and they continue to use their training, intuition and strategic skills to prevent these kinds of illegitimate shipments from reaching the public,” Cincinnati Port Director Richard Gillespie said.
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The seizure was the latest incident showing how cocaine traffickers continue to find creative ways to try to outwit law enforcement.
Customs officials reported seizing nearly 4,000 pounds of drugs at U.S. ports every day throughout 2020. In July, Italian police uncovered a shipment of cocaine in hollow coffee beans, CNN reported.
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