Coast Guard crew makes $8.8M drug bust while training
Sailors return home safely to Naval Station Mayport
Alex Rodriguez, Associate Producer
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US Coast Guard Cutter Valiant docked at Mayport. (U.S. Coast Guard)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Over 520 pounds of cocaine was seized after a United States Coast crew intercepted a 16-foot go-fast style boat in the Caribbean Sea.
The crew completed their 26-day patrol Tuesday and returned home to Naval Station Mayport.
USCGC Valiant patrolled over 4,600 nautical miles with Coast Guard Sector San Juan, Puerto Rico, where they conducted counter-narcotics operations. Valiant received information on a potential threat in the Mona Pass and shifted gears from training to law enforcement.