Over 7,300 pounds of cocaine and three suspected smugglers were offloaded at Port Everglades on Monday.
The U.S. Coast Guard said in three separate incidents, crews and other interagency and international law enforcement partners, intercepted the narcotics in the Caribbean Sea. The USCG provided photos of the haul.
“This was another vital success of our combined drug interdiction efforts,” said Lt. Cmdr. Juan Ramirez, a Coast Guard District Seven staff attorney. “These drug offloads underscore our continued partnerships with the U.S. Navy and the Royal Netherlands Navy in combating the flow of illicit narcotics across the Caribbean.”
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