Latest News Over 2,000 lbs of cocaine seized in the Caribbean Sea Last Updated: 11:08 AM MIAMI, July 21, CMC - The United States Coast Guard offloaded approximately 2,300 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated wholesale value of US$35 million interdicted in the Caribbean Sea. Coast Guard officials reported that on July 14, a deployed Air Station Miami aircrew aboard an HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft located a go-fast vessel with suspicious packages visible onboard.On receiving the report, the Coast Guard in Puerto Rico diverted the Coast Guard Cutter Legare to respond. The Legare launched a boatcrew and a helicopter crew , on detection, the suspected smugglers jettisoned 42 bales, which later tested positive for cocaine. Four suspected smugglers were eventually detained. The interdiction was a result of Operation Unified Resolve, a Department of Homeland Security multi-agency law enforcement operation to support ongoing efforts in the Caribbean Sea, executed under the San Juan Regional Coordinating Mechanism ,Caribbean Border Interagency Group . All of the contraband was transferred to the Coast Guard Yered to be offloaded in Miami. The smugglers were transferred to law enforcement officials in Tampa, Florida.
Posted on: Sun, 21 Jul 2013 22:19:21 +0000
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