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U.S. Coast Guard offloads about 22.5 tons of cocaine at Port Everglades, official says
Summary
An unnamed staff member said U.S. Coast Guard crews offloaded about 22.5 tons (45,000 pounds) of cocaine and 50 pounds of marijuana at Port Everglades, a seizure valued at about $517 million.
An unnamed staff member said at Port Everglades that U.S. Coast Guard crews offloaded about 22.5 tons (approximately 45,000 pounds) of cocaine and 50 pounds of marijuana, a seizure valued at about $517,000,000.
The official said the seizure will remove the drugs from circulation and credited Coast Guard interdiction efforts and federal leadership. “The brave men and women of the Coast Guard do work every single day 24/7, and they do it with excellence,”…
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