The contraband was seized off the Pacific Coast in Florida on Aug. 5.(U.S. Coast Guard via SWNS)

By Ben Barry

The United States Coast Guard seized 11,922 pounds of cocaine worth $88.2 million in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

The seized contraband was offloaded at Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on August 5.

The crews involved in the operation included the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba, U.S. Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron, and U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area Tactical Law Enforcement Team.

(U.S. Coast Guard via SWNS) By Talker

Petty Officer Third Class Nadia Sands, an operations specialist in the cutter’s Combat Information Center, said: “The professionalism and cohesiveness of our team on board were the biggest contributors to our operational su

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