USS Milwaukee confiscates more than $20 million in suspected cocaine
By Diana Stancy Correll
Jan 20, 06:40 PM
Littoral combat ship Milwaukee confiscated more than $20 million in suspected cocaine from a drug smuggling go-fast vessel in U.S. 4th Fleet this month, according to the Navy.
The ship, along with U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment 402, jumped into action after a maritime patrol aircraft spotted the vessel in the Caribbean Jan. 7. The Milwaukee dispatched its MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter and a rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB), and the Coast Guard detachment boarded the vessel.
Roughly 315 kilograms of suspected cocaine were uncovered, which the Navy said had a total value of approximately $22 million.
https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2022/01/20/uss-milwaukee-confiscates-more-than-20-million-in-suspected-cocaine/
