US EditionRecord Drug Haul Seized by US Coast Guard Was Enough to ‘Fatally Overdose the Entire Population’ of Florida, Official Says
The U.S. Coast Guard seized drugs valued at $473 million in 19 operations across the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific to disrupt trafficking networks.
- On Monday, the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Hamilton offloaded a record-setting 34 tonnes of cocaine at Port Everglades, including about 61,740 pounds of cocaine and 14,400 pounds of marijuana, representing around 23 million deadly doses of cocaine if it reached the streets.
- Coast Guard analysts said an overabundance of South American cocaine exports has lowered prices but increased shipments, with drugs collected in multiple interdictions from Aruba to Ecuador, mainly destined for Europe.
- The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Hamilton conducted 11 interdictions, seizing 47,000 pounds of cocaine, detaining 34 suspected drug traffickers, with its drone unit spotting many go-fast vessels.
- Since January, the U.S. Coast Guard has seized $2.2 billion of drugs headed to the U.S., and officials put this operation's haul value at $473 million.
- President Donald Trump has made fentanyl fight a top priority and in July signed the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act; officials say seized drugs fuel cartels and influence tariff policies against Canada, Mexico and China.
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Record drug haul seized by U.S. Coast Guard was enough to ‘fatally overdose the entire population’ of Florida, official says
A U.S. Coast Guard cutter on Monday unloaded a record haul of illegal drugs that, if it had made it to the streets, would represent around 23 million deadly doses of cocaine, the service said.
A U.S. Coast Guard ship unloaded a record cache of illegal drugs this Monday that, if it had reached the streets, would represent about 23 million lethal doses of cocaine, this agency reported.
The US Coast Guard has seized a record amount of drugs near Miami. A patrol boat returning to port was carrying several tons of cocaine.
Record drug haul seized by US Coast Guard was enough to ‘fatally overdose the entire population’ of Florida, official says
A US Coast Guard cutter on Monday unloaded a record haul of illegal drugs in Florida that, if it had made it to the streets, could yield 23 million deadly doses of cocaine, the service said.
More than 30 tons of cocaine and 7 tons of marijuana were unloaded from the patrol boat Hamilton.
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