US Coast Guard seizes US$27 million worth of cocaine in Caribbean operations
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- The United States Coast Guard has offloaded approximately 3,622 pounds of cocaine, valued at an estimated US$27 million, seized during two counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean Sea.
- The drugs were brought ashore Wednesday, along with four people detained during the operations.
- The detainees were transferred to federal agents at Port Everglades in Florida for further investigation, the Coast Guard said.
- The agency said the seizures resulted from two separate interdictions in the Caribbean, which also led to the apprehension of the four individuals.
- Lieutenant John Colucci, commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter William Trump, credited the operations to the coordinated efforts of several US agencies and international partners.
The United States Coast Guard has offloaded approximately 3,622 pounds of cocaine, valued at an estimated US$27 million, seized during two counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean Sea.
The drugs were brought ashore Wednesday, along with four people detained during the operations.
The detainees were transferred to federal agents at Port Everglades in Florida for further investigation, the Coast Guard said.
The agency said the seizures resulted from two separate interdictions in the Caribbean, which also led to the apprehension of the four individuals.
Lieutenant John Colucci, commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter William Trump, credited the operations to the coordinated efforts of several US agencies and international partners.
These included Joint Interagency Task Force South, US Customs and Border Protection, the Coast Guard Southeast District and regional partners across the Caribbean.
Colucci praised the crew's handling of what he described as a high-risk mission.
He said the operations prevented illegal drugs from reaching the United States and disrupted transnational criminal organizations operating across the Western Hemisphere.
The Coast Guard said the seizures form part of its ongoing efforts to intercept illegal narcotics before they reach American communities and disrupt the criminal networks responsible for trafficking them.
