“The 61,740 pounds of cocaine represent enough
cocaine to kill everyone in Florida.”
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WSVN) – Officials with the U.S. Coast Guard showed off what they say is the largest drug offload in the agency’s history. Authorities on Monday said their work is helping to keep Americans safer from the scourge of drugs.
“Today, we are witness to the largest drug offload in Coast Guard history,” Coast Guard Rear Adm. Adam A. Chamie said during a briefing in Florida. It was a historic offloading for the Coast Guard at Port Everglades. “A total of 76,140 pounds of illegal narcotics,” Chamie stated.
Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton is now back in American waters after an operation spanning two months across the Pacific and Caribbean, like the seizure off the coast of Haiti two weeks ago.
“If you want to see in general what’s keeping America safe from drugs, it’s this. It’s the work they’re doing out there every day, every night, 365, 24/7,” U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Charles R. Sergeant said. In total, the offload street value is estimated at $473 million.
Welp. There goes the CIA's budget for the next couple of months..
ReplyDeleteBig coke bust,bet one if desired could get a 8 ball in about 10 minutes.
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DeleteJust shoot the sub with a 3" or 5" gun. Sink it. So much less work to do.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what their interception ratio is? Just a WAG, but I'm thinking they capture one out every 5 or 6 that get through.
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