U.S. Customs agents discovered 60 pounds of cocaine aboard an Eastern Airlines jetliner for the second time in about a week, officials said Wednesday.
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The cocaine was discovered Monday afternoon aboard Eastern flight 972 after the Boeing 727 arrived in Miami from Barranquilla, Colombia, said Eastern spokeswoman Karen Ceremsak.A week earlier, Eastern posted a $900,320 letter of credit to regain the use of an L-1011 that was seized by Customs agents who found 56 pounds of cocaine aboard the jetliner after it arrived from Colombia.