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One woman was killed and two others were injured in a South Philadelphia triple shooting Monday night.

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Five of the six crew members of a cargo ship who are charged for alleged roles in the historic $1 billion cocaine bust in Philadelphia last week made initial federal court appearances Monday.Four of the five suspects waived their preliminary hearings, while a fifth suspect asked through his attorney for a continuance. A judge granted it. $1 Billion in Cocaine Seized at Philly Port, Crew Charged All six suspects are Samoan or Serbian. They have been identified as Ivan Durasevic, Nenad Ilic, Aleksandar Kavaia, Bosko Markovic, Laauli Pulu and Fonofaavae Tiasaga.They allegedly played on-ship roles in getting some 35,00 pounds of cocaine onto a cargo ship named the MSC Gayane as it left South America for Philadelphia earlier this month.What U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents found when they raided the Gayane at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal in South Philadelphia turned into the largest bust in the 230-year history of the federal agency.If the cocaine bricks discovered by officials had all been lined up in a row, they would have stretched more than two miles, officials said.I have no doubt that our officers saved lives and significantly impacted transnational criminal organizations, Casey Durst, U.S. Customs and Border Protection director of field operations in Baltimore, Maryland, said.An investigation remains ongoing.Authorities first spotted anomalies while examining seven shipping containers aboard the MSC Gayane, a 1,030-foot Liberian-flagged vessel, Sunday night.Monday afternoon, officials uncovered more than 17.5 tons of cocaine in 15,582 bricks.Sources told NBC10 the cocaine was not meant for Philadelphia but instead for the Netherlands and France.There were doses enough for two million different individuals, said James W. Carroll Jr., director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.In addition to cocaine, containers were filled with wine, paperboard, vegetable extracts and dried nuts from all over the world.They were destined for Ireland, Nigeria, South Africa, Lebanon, India and Haiti, officials said.Records show the MSC Gayane previously stopped in the Bahamas on June 13, Panama on June 9 and May 24, and Colombia on May 19.Officials with Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security, as well as the Drug Enforcement Administration are involved in the investigation, which one official described as massive.The ships second mate, Durasevic, allegedly admitted to his role in bringing the cocaine on board the vessel, a federal complaint released a day after the bust said.It only identified the alleged roles of two of the six suspects.Durasevic said he was paid $50,000 for his role in the conspiracy, according to court records.Another crew member, Tiasaga, also allegedly admitted to partaking in loading cocaine on the ship, including on a previous voyage, the complaint said.At least twice while the ship was en route between stops in Chile and Panama, numerous smaller boats approached the Gayane at sea to hand off large bundles of cocaine, according to the complaint.Photo Credit: NBC10 SkyForce10 This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.

Ten Philadelphia Police Department recruits resigned after officials discovered they sought to cheat on a department exam.Officials initially said Monday that the 10 recruits had cheated on an exam, but later in the day corrected their earlier statement: The recruits had been caught before they took the exam. 72 Philly Officers Now on Leave Amid Facebook Investigation One of the 10, all in the same platoon of the current recruiting class, got answers to the test ahead of time, officials said. That recruits and nine others then sought to use the answers.Another recruit who knew about the would-be cheating reported it to higher-ups, police said. 50 Cops on Desk Duty Amid FB Investigation, Source Says The recruits resigned last week, department spokesman Capt. Sekou Kinebrew said. Had they not, the wannabe officers would have been rejected.The cheating allegations came to light as the Philadelphia Police Department deals with controversy over officers social media posts. Law Firm Hired to Investigate Cops Racist Facebook Posts An investigation into racist and insensitive Facebook posts allegedly made by active-duty and former police officers across the country has led to 72 Philadelphia cops being placed on administrative leave, Police Commissioner Richard Ross said last week.CORRECTION June 24, 2019, 6:39 p.m.: The story has been updated to reflect clarifications made by police to their initial statement on the recruits actions.Photo Credit: NBC10

Peafiel bottled water is being pulled from store shelves after a report found that the products contained arsenic at levels that exceeded federal standards, NBC News reports.Keurig Dr Pepper Inc., the company that makes this brand of bottled water, said Peafiel unflavored mineral spring water products are involved in the market withdrawal. It wrote in a statement Friday that it is voluntarily pulling the products, which are sold at Target and Walmart, and possibly other vendors. CPD Releases More Records, Hours of Videos in Smollett Case The move comes after a report from the non-profit Center for Environmental Health found bottles of Peafiel water, which are imported from Mexico, contained arsenic levels above standards set by the Food and Drug Administration and the state of California.Californias consumer protection law, Proposition 65, classifies arsenic as a metal that can cause cancer and reproductive harm. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention links long-term exposure to high levels of arsenic in drinking water to an increased risk for diabetes, high blood pressure and several types of cancer. Hundreds Mourn Maryland Woman Who Died in Dominican Republic Photo Credit: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

Ten cadets at the Philadelphia Police Academy have resigned for allegedly planning to cheat on the written exam, officials confirm to Action News.

Philadelphia police officers connect with youngsters thorough game of basketball.

A triple shooting left a woman dead and two others injured on Monday night in South Philadelphia.