PORT EVERGLADES, FLA. (WSVN) - The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded approximately 45,600 pounds of narcotics worth more than $517.5 million at Port Everglades.
The crews of U.S. Coast Guard cutters Stone and Mohawk, along with the assistance of other agencies, intercepted 14 shipment of illicit narcotics in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. An operation of this magnitude takes quite some time, so the teams were deployed at sea for four months.
“Here at Port Everglades over 22.5 tons or 45, 000 pounds of cocaine, and 50 pounds of marijuana are valued at over half-a-billion dollars are going to be off-loaded and taken out of circulation.
Just two weeks ago, the Coast Guard seized over 12,471 pounds of drugs worth over $141 million at Base Miami Beach after a successful operation in the Caribbean Sea.
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