Agents Seize $77 Million of Cocaine at New York-Area Port

A truck containing 3,200 pounds of cocaine in 60 packages, where it was seized at the Port of New York/Newark, in Newark, N.J., on Feb. 28, 2019. U.S. Customs and Border Protection via AP

NEWARK, N.J.—Customs agents have seized the biggest shipment of cocaine recovered at the ports of New York and New Jersey in 25 years.