February 5, 2019 by gCaptain
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC-911) offloaded approximately 34,780 pounds of cocaine Tuesday in Port Everglades seized during patrols in international waters in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
The Coast Guard said the drugs have an estimated wholesale value of $466 million.
The drugs were seized during 21 separate suspected drug smuggling vessel interdictions by the U.S. Coast Guard off the coasts of Mexico, Central and South America.
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interdicted cocaine aboard at Port Everglades, Florida, Feb. 5, 2019. U.S. Coast Guard Photo