The Nation - News from Aug. 22, 1988

Authorities in New York City seized about 5,000 pounds of cocaine and $2 million in cash, much of it stashed in bags marked “Just Say No to Drugs,” in one of the largest drug hauls in the United States. The cocaine had an estimated street value of $400 million, officials said. A man identified as the local leader of a Colombian drug ring was arrested after agents raided a small studio apartment. Arrested with two other men at the apartment was Hernando Grajales Rizzo, 39, a citizen of Colombia and a leader in the Cali drug cartel, authorities said. It was not disclosed when or how the drugs were smuggled into New York.