Federal Agents Seize Over 300 lbs of Cocaine Hidden Inside Shipment of Pumpkins

Federal agents say they seized more than 360 pounds of cocaine found in an incoming shipment at the Port of Philadelphia, bound for New York City. ABC News reports that the cocaine had combined street value of more than $6 million dollars making it the port's eighth-largest cocaine seizure to date.

Question is, how did they attempt to smuggle that much cocaine into the port? Officials say the drugs were found inside a shipment of Costa Rican pumpkins and squash. Just in time for fall! U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials performed an on-site test and determined the substance was cocaine.

Authorities say the drugs were found September 17 in thin packages lining the inside of the boxes carrying the pumpkins and squash.

The shipment arrived on the bulk carrier Santa Maria and was destined to a distributor in New York City.