U.S. Coast Guard returns to Cape Canaveral with $80 million worth of drugs
ByKatrina Scales
U.S. Coast Guard returns to Cape Canaveral with $80 million worth of drugs A Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant boarding team removes over 1,786 ounds of cocaine from a suspected low profile vessel which was interdicted while on patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean Jan. 29, 2020. The removal of large quantities of contraband through interdictions such as these disrupts the operations of transnational criminal organizations, deterring violence and promoting stability of governments in the region. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant) (U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET Jacksonville)
ByKatrina Scales
Orlando, Fla. — A U.S. Coast Guard crew from Cape Canaveral is back from sea after seizing over $80 million-dollars worth of drugs.
After a 55 day counter-drug patrol in the Eastern Pacific, the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant returned with enough drugs to kill a small town.
In all, the Coast Guard intercepted more than 2-thousand kilograms of cocaine, 30 pounds of marijuana, and a pound of amphetamine.
Eleven suspected narco-traffickers were detained.
U.S. Coast Guard returns to Cape Canaveral with $80 million worth of drugs A Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant boarding team intercepts a suspected low profile vessel with aproximately 2,183 pounds of cocaine onboard while on patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean Jan. 9, 2020. The removal of large quantities of contraband through interdictions such as these disrupts the operations of transnational criminal organizations, deterring violence and promoting stability of governments in the region. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant) (U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET Jacksonville)
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