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Police made another major drugs Seizure at V.C Bird International Airport on Friday.<\/p>

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Sniffer dogs came across a blue barrel inside Customs Bonded Warehouse and alerted its handlers. The barrel was searched and seven tightly wrapped packages of Cannabis, weighing 109 pounds were found concealed inside. The shipment arrived from the United States aboard an Amerijet Cargo Airline.<\/p>\n

The class-B drugs, which carries an estimated wholesale value of $437,000 were seized and taken to Police Headquarters pending further investigations.<\/p>

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