Coast Guard offloads $411.3M of cocaine, marijuana at Port Everglades
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Crewmembers of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter James offloaded about 23,000 pounds of cocaine and about 8,800 pounds of marijuana valued at more than $411.3 million on Wednesday morning at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale.
According to Capt. Todd Vance, the commanding officer of the cutter James crew, the cargo is part of a cohesive international team working for about two months in the Caribbean and the Eastern Pacific. The foreign allies involved are the United Kingdom, France, and the Netherlands.
”We know that each interdiction saves lives and helps to protect others from violence, extortion and instability,” Vance said, adding that 50 accused smugglers.