Customs: More cocaine seized on ship than estimated

  PHILADELPHIA - Customs authorities say even more cocaine was seized in a ship in Philadelphia last week than was originally estimated.   The U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said Wednesday that the final weight of the 15,000-plus bricks of cocaine seized from the Swiss-owned MSC Gayane was more than 39,500 pounds, or almost 18,000 kilograms, with a street value estimated at nearly $1.3 billion.     Officials originally estimated the weight of the drugs as over 35,000 pounds, or more than 15,800 kilograms, with an estimated value of $1.1 billion.   The Gayane, a cargo ship owned by MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co., was saili...

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