Over US$475 million in illegal narcotics seized in Caribbean

The United States Coast Guard says it recently offloaded approximately  24,700 pounds of cocaine and 3,892 pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated US$475 million in Miami Beach, Florida. In a statement on Saturday, the  Coast Guard said the drugs were interdicted in the waters of the Caribbean Sea and the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The US Coast Guard said crews involved in the operation included His Netherlands Majesty’s Ship HNLMS Groningen (P843) of …

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