$377 million drug bust at a Florida port includes almost 40,000 combined pounds of cocaine and marijuana.
The U.S. Coast Guard has seized millions of dollars worth of cocaine and marijuana at a Florida port.
"The Coast Guard Cutter James crew is scheduled to offload approximately 28,000 pounds of seized cocaine worth an estimated $367 million and approximately 11,000 pounds of seized marijuana worth an estimated $10.1 million at Port Everglades," according to a press release from the U.S. Coast Guard.At the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James. This is how 28,000 pounds of interdicted cocaine look like.
Capt. Randall added that the crew worked in cooperation with"regional partner nations, like Columbia, Costa Rica and alongside the agencies involved in Operation Martillo to stop the flow of illegal narcotics into the United States." As a result, Randall said,"we maintain an offensive against criminal networks and criminal organizations."
The @USCG Cutter James crew is scheduled to offload approximately 28,000 pounds of seized cocaine worth an estimated $367 million and approximately 11,000 pounds of seized marijuana worth an estimated $10.1 million at Port Everglades.The contraband was interdicted in 18 separate operations of suspected drug smuggling vessels in international waters of the Caribbean Basin and Eastern Pacific Ocean off the coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, officials said.
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