Coast Guard Offloads $1.4 Billion In Drugs At Florida Port
Aug 5, 2021, 2:31 PM | Updated: 2:32 pm
Maj. Gen. Paul Ormsby, Canadian Defense Attaché, (L) listens as Vice Adm. Steven Poulin, Atlantic Area Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, speaks to the media near the Cutter James about the drugs offloaded at Port Everglades on August 05, 2021 in Port Everglades, Florida. Coast Guard officials said they offloaded approximately 27 tons of cocaine at Port Everglades and another 1,430 pounds of marijuana in the largest drug seizure in its history with a total street value of more than $1.4 billion. United States Coast Guard and the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, and Canadian partners seized the drugs in 20 separate events. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The United States Coast Guard offloaded drugs worth more than $1.4 billion at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday.
The agency announced that the crew of the Cutter James offloaded about 59,700 pounds (27,079 kilograms) of cocaine and approximately 1,430 pounds (548 kilograms) of marijuana.
Coast Guard officials said it was the largest offload in the vessel’s history. Multiple Coast Guard units, along with the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol and Canadian partners, assisted with the effort, the agency said.
