The U.S. Coast Guard seized more than $57 million in illicit drugs from the Caribbean Sea.
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USCG seizes more than $57M in cocaine, marijuana from Caribbean Sea
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25K pounds of cocaine seized in Eastern Pacific, U.S. Coast Guard says
Coast Guard crews offloaded $57 million worth of illegal drugs Monday in Port Everglades following two high-seas interdictions in the Caribbean Sea. Coast Guard drug seizure Crews on the Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba offloaded approximately 7,250 pounds of cocaine and 2,082 pounds of marijuana Monday …
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Over 25,000 pounds of cocaine were seized from four vessels in international waters off Central America. In a post on Facebook, the U.S. Coast Guard reported that the USCGC Tampa WMEC 902 cutter's boarding team interdicted a vessel hauling 6,800 pounds of cocaine.
In less than one week, the U.S. Coast Guard allegedly seized more than 25,000 pounds of cocaine bound for the United States off the coast of Central America. U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tampa initially seized 6,800 pounds of cocaine after stopping a speed boat in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, south of Cost…
