Goran Gogic appears in court for 22 tons of cocaine

Former heavyweight boxer Goran Gogic made a court appearance related to a drug trafficking operation that led to the seizure of more than $1 billion worth of cocaine. Gogic, 44, was brought into U.S. District Court in Brooklyn to hear his case was being pushed back to Dec. 20. A plea deal is possible. Gogic was charged by the U.S. with trafficking in 22 tons of cocaine worth over $1 billion, most of which was part of the largest cocaine seizure in American history. Gogic was arrested while trying to board a flight to Zurich from Miami. Charges stem from the seizures of 19,930 kg (22 tons) of cocaine from three commercial cargo ships, including 17,956 kilograms (19.8 tons) from the MSC Gayane while it was docked at Philadelphia's Packer Avenue Marine Terminal.

Traffickers transported cocaine to Europe from Colombia through American ports. They used cranes and nets at night to hoist drugs onto cargo ships from speedboats along the ships' routes. Gogic oversaw the logistics of the scheme, coordinating with crew members, Colombian smugglers and European ports to benefit Balkan cartels. Two other seizures netted 1,437 kilos from the MSC Carlotta at the Port of New York and New Jersey on Feb. 27, 2019, and 537 kilos from the MSC Desiree at the Port of Philadelphia on March 18, 2019. Gogic embarked on a new career as a narcotics trafficker after racking up a record of 24-4-2 as a pro boxer.

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