Coast Guard offloads $180 million worth of cocaine at Port Everglades
Six suspected smugglers were transferred to federal custody.
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Six suspected smugglers were transferred to federal custody.
Navy ships arrived to intercept the boat, which was carrying 102 packages filled with bricks of cocaine, authorities said.
The U.S. Coast Guard said that it had offloaded more than $54 million worth of cocaine that was intercepted in the Caribbean Sea.
The discovery comes just weeks after authorities said Hurricane Debby blew 25 packages of cocaine onto a beach in the Florida Keys.
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Federal officials announced that more than 13,803 pounds of cocaine and 3,736 pounds of marijuana with a combined estimated street value of approximately $185 million were offloaded by the US Coast Guard at Port Everglades.
Federal officials announced that more than 13,803 pounds of cocaine and 3,736 pounds of marijuana with a combined estimated street value of approximately $185 million were offloaded by the US Coast Guard at Port Everglades.
Nearly $1 million worth of cocaine was found by a beachgoer washed up along the Florida Keys.
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