Coast Guard Offloads Over $27 Million In Seized Cocaine, 4 Suspected Smugglers In Florida
The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma offloaded more than $27 million worth of cocaine along with four suspected smugglers in Florida on Wednesday.
The Coast Guard said the offload was the result of two separate interdictions in the Caribbean Sea. Multiple crews were involved in the interdictions, including the Coast Guard Cutter Diligence; Coast Guard Cutter William Trump; USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul; a Royal Netherlands Maritime Patrol aircraft; a U.S. Customs and Border Protection maritime patrol aircraft; a Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team; and the Joint Interagency Task Force – South.
U.S. Coast Guard
In total, across both interdictions, approximately 3,622 pounds of cocaine was seized, valued at more than $27 million. Four people were detained.
The Tahoma crew offloaded the cocaine at Port Everglades and turned the detainees over to federal agents for further investigation.
"This interdiction was due to the coordinated efforts of Joint Interagency Task Force – South, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Coast Guard Southeast District, along with our international partners throughout the Caribbean Sea," said Lt. John Colucci, commanding officer of William Trump. "I'm incredibly proud of the crew of CGC William Trump in their ability to carry out this high-risk mission in a safe, efficient, and professional manner. Their success directly prevented illicit narcotics from reaching our shores and disrupted the operations of transnational-criminal organizations throughout the western hemisphere."
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