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Historic Coast Guard Bust Nets 38 Tons of Narcotics Worth $470M

Headline from Military.com, on the newest of 2 developments

The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded a record-setting 38 tons of cocaine and marijuana — valued at around $470 million — at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale that the agency said it intercepted during multiple patrols in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea over the summer.

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Developments in this update

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  1. Largest ever Coast Guard drug offload, more than 76,000 pounds, held at Port Everglades

    Headline from NBC New York ·

  2. Newest

    Historic Coast Guard Bust Nets 38 Tons of Narcotics Worth $470M

    Headline from Military.com ·

Reports & sources

25 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC New York

    Largest ever Coast Guard drug offload, more than 76,000 pounds, held at Port Everglades (opens NBC New York)

    Published

    NBC New York's feed description

    The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded more than 38 tons of cocaine and marijuana in a historic removal on Monday.

  2. NBC 6 South Florida

    Largest ever Coast Guard drug offload, over 76,000 pounds, held at Port Everglades (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

    Published

    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    The largest ever U.S. Coast Guard drug offload involving more than 76,000 pounds was taking place at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale on Monday.

  3. Military.com

    Historic Coast Guard Bust Nets 38 Tons of Narcotics Worth $470M (opens Military.com)

    Published

    Military.com's feed description

    The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded a record-setting 38 tons of cocaine and marijuana — valued at around $470 million — at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale that the agency said it intercepted during multiple patrols in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea over the summer.

  4. KESQ Palm Springs

    Record drug haul seized by US Coast Guard was enough to ‘fatally overdose the entire population’ of Florida, official says (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — A US Coast Guard cutter on Monday unloaded a record haul of illegal drugs that, if it had made it to the streets, would represent around 23 million deadly doses of cocaine, the service said.

  5. MyNorthwest

    The Coast Guard seized a record 76,000 pounds of drugs this summer off Central and South America (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard seized more than 75,000 pounds (34,000 kilograms) of illegal drugs this summer from boats far out to sea in the Pacific and

  6. The Daily Caller

    Coast Guard Hauls In Record $473,000,000 of Cartel Drugs (opens The Daily Caller)

    Published

    The Daily Caller's feed description

    The Coast Guard (USCG) hauled in its largest drug haul in the branch’s history amid its continued mission to curtail the illegal drug trade

  7. WMUR

    US Coast Guard seizes record $473M drug haul in historic operation (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded 61,740 pounds of cocaine and 14,400 pounds of marijuana worth $473M, marking the largest drug seizure in its history

  8. CBS News

    Record cocaine haul had (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded a record 61,740 pounds of cocaine and 14,400 pounds of marijuana in what officials called the largest drug seizure in its history.

  9. ABC 12 Flint

    U.S. Coast Guard offloads 76,000 pounds of drugs bound for America (opens ABC 12 Flint)

    Published

    ABC 12 Flint's feed description

    A U.S. Coast Guard cutter on Monday unloaded a record haul of illegal drugs that, if it had made it to the streets, would represent around 23 million deadly doses

  10. BNO News

    Coast Guard offloads record 76,000 pounds of drugs in Florida (opens BNO News)

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    BNO News's feed description

    The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded 76,140 pounds of cocaine and marijuana valued at $473 million in Port Everglades, the largest drug offload in Coast Guard history, according to the agency. On Monday, the crew of Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton offloaded approximately 61,740 pounds of cocaine and about 14,…

  11. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Record drug haul seized by US Coast Guard was enough to ‘fatally overdose the entire population’ of Florida, official says | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

    Published

    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — A US Coast Guard cutter on Monday unloaded a record haul of illegal drugs that, if it had made it to the streets, would

  12. Fortune

    The Coast Guard just dumped nearly 40 tons of drugs worth nearly half a billion dollars onto a dock in Florida (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    The Coast Guard worked with the Department of Defense to catch 19 drug-carrying vessels off various islands and coasts.

  13. The Guardian

    US Coast Guard makes record seizure of illegal drugs off Florida coast (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    The coast guard said it had interdicted 61,740lbs of cocaine and 14,400lbs of marijuana with a street value of $473m

  14. Fox News

    Coast Guard offloads record-breaking amount of drugs off Florida coast (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    The U.S. Coast Guard makes largest drug offload in history, offloading over 76,000 pounds of cocaine and marijuana worth $473 million in Florida.

  15. Breitbart News

    U.S. Coast Guard Unloads the Biggest Illegal-Drug Haul Ever (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    A U.S. Coast Guard cutter offloaded 76,140 pounds of illegal drugs valued at $473 million in Port Everglades, Florida, this week.

  16. New York Post

    US Coast Guard makes largest-ever drug haul of more than 70,000 pounds of cocaine and marijuana (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The US Coast Guard made its largest-ever offload of more than 70,000 pounds of cocaine and marijuana seized over just two months along the Florida coast, the military branch announced on Monday.

  17. Latin Times

    Coast Guard Unloads Haul With Enough Illegal Drugs 'To Fatally Overdose the Entire Population of the State of Florida' (opens Latin Times)

    Published

    Latin Times's feed description

    The U.S. Coast Guard announced it offloaded a record seizure of illegal narcotics at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, totaling 61,740 pounds of cocaine and 14,400 pounds of marijuana, valued at

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.