WFLAMIAMI, Fla. (WFLA) — Two Coast Guard crews. Six suspicious vessels. 18,290 pounds of cocaine and 2,585 lbs. of marijuana. $138 million in illegal drugs removed from the Caribbean.
In May alone, the U.S. Coast Guard, assisted by other national and international teams, seized and removed over $138 million of cocaine and marijuana from six boats in the Caribbean Sea.
The crews aboard two Coast Guard ships, Valiant and Vigorous, offloaded the drugs at Port Everglades and Coast Guard Base Miami Beach last week.
“I am incredibly proud of our Valiant team and how they exemplify American values," Commander Matthew Press said. "They sacrifice time away from their families and when necessary, put themselves in harm’s way to secure our borders and protect the American people.”
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