Teh One Who Knocks
10-10-2013, 11:22 AM
By Peter Burke - WPBF Channel 25
Federal agents seized more than 280 kilograms of cocaine from a luxury yacht that docked Sunday in downtown West Palm Beach.
Yacht captain Jonathan Costenbader, 34, and two other co-defendants were arrested after agents saw him removing multiple duffel bags from the Secret Spot and loading them into his pickup truck at the Palm Harbor Marina, according to the criminal complaint.
As Costenbader was loading the bags into his truck, agents approached and asked him if he had cleared customs after returning from his last port of call in the Bahamas. Costenbader said he had not, and when agents asked him what was in the bags, he replied "cocaine," according to the complaint.
Agents then boarded the yacht and found more duffel bags of cocaine inside, the complaint stated.
Michelle Daniel, who was also inside the yacht, was arrested, the complaint said.
In all, agents found 11 bags containing about 282 bricks of cocaine, the complaint added.
Costenbader told authorities he got the cocaine in the Bahamas and was supposed to deliver it to someone else, the complaint said.
Steven Davis was arrested after Costenbader agreed to meet with Davis and delivered fake cocaine to him, the complaint said.
Federal agents seized more than 280 kilograms of cocaine from a luxury yacht that docked Sunday in downtown West Palm Beach.
Yacht captain Jonathan Costenbader, 34, and two other co-defendants were arrested after agents saw him removing multiple duffel bags from the Secret Spot and loading them into his pickup truck at the Palm Harbor Marina, according to the criminal complaint.
As Costenbader was loading the bags into his truck, agents approached and asked him if he had cleared customs after returning from his last port of call in the Bahamas. Costenbader said he had not, and when agents asked him what was in the bags, he replied "cocaine," according to the complaint.
Agents then boarded the yacht and found more duffel bags of cocaine inside, the complaint stated.
Michelle Daniel, who was also inside the yacht, was arrested, the complaint said.
In all, agents found 11 bags containing about 282 bricks of cocaine, the complaint added.
Costenbader told authorities he got the cocaine in the Bahamas and was supposed to deliver it to someone else, the complaint said.
Steven Davis was arrested after Costenbader agreed to meet with Davis and delivered fake cocaine to him, the complaint said.