$91M of cocaine seized by U.S. Coast Guard offloaded in South Florida

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Published  January 28, 2025 7:59am EST
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The Brief

    • The U.S. Coast Guard says it seized more than $91 million worth of cocaine from the Pacific Ocean.
    • The drugs were offloaded at Port Everglades in South Florida on Monday.
    • No word on who may have smuggled the drugs.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The U.S. Coast Guard says it seized more than $91 million worth of cocaine from the Pacific Ocean and unloaded it at Port Everglades in South Florida on Monday.

Drugs intercepted in Pacific Ocean

What we know:

According to USCG, the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Campbell seized a total of 8,000 pounds of cocaine in two separate interceptions in the eastern Pacific.

Courtesy: U.S. Coast Guard.
Courtesy: U.S. Coast Guard.
Courtesy: U.S. Coast Guard.
Courtesy: U.S. Coast Guard.

What we don't know:

USCG did not say anything about who may have smuggled the drugs or whether anyone is facing federal charges.

The Source: This story was written using information provided by the United States Coast Guard.

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