[FedCom] Federal agents raid cruise ship before departure from Port Everglades

[~Bill]

Any of our FEDCOM Monitors down South get this one??

Must have been some good traffic.    Seems Cruise Ships are a target of 
late, similar [altho they went for the Crew] took place in Dec
down in Baltimore.

Bill Dunn    N1KUG
Cruise Ship Frequencies
http://scanmaritime.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Tsuyoshi Ishiyama
To: Cruiseferries at yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2011 03:21
Subject: [Cruiseferries] Federal agents raid cruise ship before departure 
from Port Everglades



Federal agents raid cruise ship before departure from Port Everglades
By Linda Trischitta, Sun Sentinel

Orlando Sentinel
6:53 p.m. EST, January 7, 2011

Before the MSC Poesia set sail, taking music fans on its Jam Fest cruise
around the western Caribbean, U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it
raided the ship for illegal drugs and contraband while it was docked at
Port Everglades.

The Jan. 4 operation resulted in 15 seizures of marijuana, LSD,
mushrooms, hash oil, Ecstasy, prescription drugs and drug paraphernalia
in mostly small quantities, CBP spokeswoman Migdalia Travis said.

She would not release the names of those arrested.

A spokeswoman for MSC Cruises said she would have to confirm the report
before commenting.

Agents and K-9 officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement;
the U.S. Marshals Service; U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the
Broward Sheriff's Office participated in the raid, Travis said.

Linda Trischitta can be reached at ltrischitta at SunSentinel.com or
954-356-4233.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/fl-cruise-ship-raid-brf-20110107,0,1899463.story