Backpacks full of $1.1 million worth of cocaine found in wooded area near border

Backpacks full of $1.1 million worth of cocaine found in wooded area near border with Canada

Agents on patrol discovered two  bags filled with more than $1.1 million worth of cocaine in Washington state near the  Canadian border, U.S. Customs and Protection  Services said Monday. 
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Officers were  on patrol last Thursday in a wooded area  of Lynden, located in northwest  Washington state, near a port of entry, when they  saw two black  bags lying on the ground,  authorities said. in a  press release. They searched the  bags and found 30  similar packages of  bricks containing a  white powdery substance.
After testing the substance,  authorities determined it was cocaine and turned it over to the Drug Enforcement Administration. Under federal law, most seized drugs are destroyed,  although some samples are  kept as evidence for  prosecution. "Thanks to the vigilance of Border Patrol agents  in the Blaine Sector, these dangerous narcotics were prevented from reaching our  communities," Patrol Chief Rosario Vasquez said in a press release.  "Our agents work  tirelessly, day in and day  out, to protect this nation, and this seizure highlights that crucial  commitment."
Authorities did not say  whether any arrests were made in connection with the discovery. 
According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, cocaine is listed as a Schedule II drug under the Controlled Substances Act, meaning it has a high potential for abuse and  is accepted  as a medical treatment in the  United States. Abuse can lead to irregular  heartbeats, ischemic heart  problems, sudden cardiac arrest,  seizures, stroke and death.

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