Cargo ship that carried 20 tons of cocaine is seized by law enforcement, anchored in Delaware Bay. - NBCPhiladelphia
The MSC Gayane will remain in Philadelphia waters after U.S. authorities seized the vessel July 4. The ship is anchored in the middle of the Delaware Bay, according to a law enforcement official and the ship's current GPS coordinates.
Six crew members of the MSC Gayane have been charged for their alleged roles in bringing the tons of narcotics on board while the ship was traveling off the coast of Peru earlier this month. The Gayane is owned and operated by Mediterranean Shipping Co., which is headquartered in Europe but has an American headquarters in New York City and offices in several other U.S. ports.
Sources told NBC10 the cocaine was not meant for Philadelphia but instead for the Netherlands and France. Records show the MSC Gayane previously stopped in the Bahamas on June 13, Panama on June 9 and May 24, and Colombia on May 19.
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