The United States Coast Guard on Tuesday said the crew of Coast Guard Cutter Forward offloaded in Port Everglades, Florida, more than 7,302 pounds of cocaine, with an assessed street value of about US$96 million, interdicted in the Caribbean Sea. The US Coast Guard said its crews, working alongside interagency and international partners, interdicted the illegal drugs during three separate cases.
“This was another vital success of our combined drug interdiction efforts,” said Lieutenant Commander Juan Ramirez, a Coast Guard District Seven staff attorney. “These drug offloads underscore our continued partnerships with the US Navy and the Royal Netherlands Navy in combating the flow of illicit narcotics across the Caribbean.
“The success of our joint efforts to save lives by reducing the availability of these harmful drugs is dependent on our cooperation with regional and international partners,” he added
The US Coast Guard said three suspected smugglers will face prosecution in US federal courts by the Department of Justice. US Coast Guard offloads more than US$96 million in illegal narcotics interdicted in Caribbean Sea
The US Coast Guard said its crews, working alongside interagency and international partners, interdicted the illegal drugs during three separate cases.
“This was another vital success of our combined drug interdiction efforts,” said Lieutenant Commander Juan Ramirez, a Coast Guard District Seven staff attorney. “These drug offloads underscore our continued partnerships with the US Navy and the Royal Netherlands Navy in combating the flow of illicit narcotics across the Caribbean.
“The success of our joint efforts to save lives by reducing the availability of these harmful drugs is dependent on our cooperation with regional and international partners,” he added.
The US Coast Guard said three suspected smugglers will face prosecution in US federal courts by the Department of Justice.
“Detecting and interdicting illegal drug traffickers on the high seas involves significant interagency and international coordination,” said the US Coast Guard, adding that the Joint Interagency Task Force South in Key West, Florida conducts the detection and monitoring of aerial and maritime transit of illegal drugs.
