15 arrested in drugs operation at Miami International Airport - Miami-Dade - MiamiHerald.com

15 arrested in drugs operation at Miami International Airport - Miami-Dade - MiamiHerald.com: "drug smugglers have tapped into Miami International Airport, teaming up with cargo workers to move shipments on and off Latin Amerian flights, authorities say.
Federal agents Thursday arrested 15 suspects on charges of importing multi-kilogram loads of cocaine and heroin on commercial cargo flights from Colombia, Panama and Venezuela.
An additional 13 targets are still at large in South Florida or outside the country.
A total of 28 defendants -- including numerous cargo workers at MIA -- are charged in five drug-trafficking conspiracy indictments unsealed by the U.S. Attorney's Office this week. The indictments allege the defendants had smuggled drugs through the airport since 2006.
According to authorities, the latest crackdown by Immigration and Customs Enforcement resulted from a five-year investigation into international traffickers and MIA cargo workers who use their official airport access to divert drugs from the U.S. customs inspection area."