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Feds Bust Airline Drug Smuggling Operation

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PUERTO RICO -- Nine American Airlines employees are accused of helping smuggle nearly 20,000 pounds of drugs into United States airports, including Orlando International Airport….

…The DEA estimates that the organized crime ring smuggled more than $19 million worth of cocaine into the United States over the past decade. The airline employees were all baggage handlers and ground crew.