Over the past two years:
US (FL): 80 pounds of cocaine and heroin found in flower shipments at MIA
In fact, since January 2014 alone, the Associated Press reports that more than 80 pounds of cocaine and heroin have been found in flower shipments at MIA. Most come from either Colombia or Ecuador.
When it comes to flowers, U.S. Customs and Borders Protections officials are typically worried about screening them for foreign insects and pests, and yet they keep also finding drugs. Some of the drugs are hidden in the boxes the flowers are shipped with, yet others have been hidden within the flowers themselves. So much so that there's some worry about the potential health concerns of someone taking a sniff of flowers and possibly getting a nose full of cocaine.
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