On Tuesday, the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Charles Sexton repatriated 23 Cuban migrants to Cuba.
In the first interdiction, a migrant vessel was located by a Coast Guard Station Islamorada small boat crew and a U.S. Customs and Border Protection marine unit, Wednesday, after the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission personnel reported the migrant vessel being near Key Largo.
In the second interdiction, a Coast Guard Station Marathon small boat crew located a migrant vessel, Friday, after a Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane crew reported a 15-foot chug was approximately 36 miles southeast of Marathon.
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By John Conrad
Apr 20, 2021
Miami, Fl. (Florida News Network) Coast Guard Cutter Tampa s crew offloaded approximately 5,500 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated $94.6 million, in Miami, Tuesday, after interdicting a low profile vessel off the coast of Punta Gallinas, Colombia.
A maritime patrol flight spotted the vessel on April 9, and a law enforcement team from the cutter detained three suspects and discovered 87 bales of cocaine.
The vessel was destroyed as a hazard to navigation. The suspects are reported to be in good health. This event is the perfect example of numerous key partners unifying our efforts to counter transnational criminal organizations who look to exploit the maritime environment, said Lt. Cmdr. Jason Neiman, Seventh District public affairs officer. By strengthening partnerships, we counter threats together.
$94 Million Worth of Cocaine Discovered on Boat Offloaded in Miami, Coast Guard Says
Coast Guard Cutter Tampa crew offloads approximately 5,500 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated $94.6 million, at Base Miami Beach, Miami, Florida, April 20, 2021. (Charly Tautfest/U.S. Coast Guard)
21 Apr 2021
More than 5,500 pounds of cocaine worth about $94.6 million arrived in Miami after Coast Guard crews on Tuesday found the drugs aboard a boat near Colombia.
Crew members from the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa, which is based in Portsmouth Virginia, offloaded 87 bales in Miami Beach and turned them over to Homeland Security.
According to the Coast Guard, a vessel was spotted April 9 by maritime patrol flight in the waters near Punta Gallinas, Columbia. The law enforcement team from the cutter responded and detained three suspects who were reportedly in good condition. The names of those detained and whether they have been charged were not released Tuesday.
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