US authorities have released an MSC ship involved in a $1.3bn drugs bust at the port of Philadelphia.

About 20 tons of cocaine were found on the 9,962-teu MSC Gayane (built 2018) on 17 June.

Six crew were charged over the incident and the vessel was later seized.

Operator MSC has now paid $40m as a security deposit and $10m as a surety bond.