PHILIPSBURG:— On Friday, June 23, 2023, Customs officers at the cargo facilities of the Princess Juliana international airport inspected a shipment that came in that same day from Puerto Rico with an aircraft operated by DHL.
During the inspection of the shipment with X-Ray equipment, the officers noted an image of a package on the screen that gave them a reason to do a further inspection.
Upon opening the package they saw several packages containing a compressed grass-like substance that they recognized as being marijuana. On further inspection, they also encounter several other packages of …
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