The shipping company, owned by billionaire couple Gianluigi and Rafaela Aponte, had one of its ships seized in Philadelphia after federal agents found nearly 20 tons of cocaine.
of MSC’s participation in a customs check program by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The program, the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism or C-TPAT, was established in 2001 and allows shipping companies that strengthen their security measures to clear border checks more quickly.
“It’s not indicative of any specific shipping company, it is specific to the source nations where they’re making port calls,” Sapp said in an interview. “Along that route, there are opportunities for people to seal drugs inside those containers.”and have been charged with conspiring to possess more than five kilograms of cocaine. While it’s unusual for crew members to take part in drug smuggling themselves, it’s fairly common for drug traffickers to smuggle narcotics aboard container ships.
“It’s like a balloon,” said Sapp. “If you put pressure on one part of the balloon, it pops out on the other side. They’re going to take advantage of any means possible, it could be a plane, a small boat, submarines, or a large ocean liner like this one.”
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