Summary
U.S. Border Patrol agents discovered two backpacks containing $1.1 million worth of cocaine in a wooded area near Lynden, Washington, close to the Canadian border.
The backpacks held 30 brick-like packages of cocaine, which were tested and handed over to the DEA for processing.
Officials did not report any arrests connected to the discovery.
25 were recovered.
We got all 20 of them, said police.
“Happy that we could keep these 10 bricks of coke from hitting the streets” said one detective.
“All 5 accounted for!”
"I’ll put the 2 bricks in the evidence locker "
Officer in charge of evidence storage: … “one brick of cocaine … check!”
“Why was there a bag of flour in the evidence locker?”