Coast Guard offloads nearly $500M in illegal drugs, some from Caribbean
The crew of US Coast Guard Cutter James offloaded over 33,200 pounds of cocaine and 12,400 pounds of marijuana worth approximately $448 million in Port Everglade.
A statement says the offloaded drugs were interdicted during 13 separate cases in the international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea.
“This offload is about national security,” said Vice Adm. Kevin Lunday, commander of the US Coast Guard Atlantic Area. “It represents one part of a very large and strong interagency team that works closely with our allies and international partners to interdict maritime smuggling of dangerous and illegal drugs into the United States.”
Numerous US agencies from the Departments of Defense, Justice and Homeland Security cooperated to combat transnational organised crime.
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