The United States Coast Guard displayed more than $ 1.4 billion in illegal narcotics seized on Thursday in a Florida port, the result of months of seizures at sea, coordinating the efforts of the United States and Canada.
Coast Guard crew James unloaded approximately 59, 700 pounds of cocaine and 1, 430 pounds of marijuana, in Port Everglades, which is the largest narcotics dump in Coast Guard history.
# BREAKING @USCG Cutter James, @ RoyalCanNavy Shawinigan crews offloaded approximately 59, 550 lbs of cocaine and 1, 430 pounds of marijuana worth more than $ 1.4 billion, Thursday, at @ PortEverglades , which is the largest offload in # CoastGuard history. Spanish version. pic.twitter.com/EZPjWR4Rde
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At a press conference in Port Everglades, Vice Admiral Steven Poulin, Coast Guard Atlantic Area Commander, spoke among the seized narcotics packages containing approximately 59, 700 pounds of cocaine and 1, 430 pounds of marijuana.
“This is the download largest illicit drug store in Coast Guard history. It’s historic, ”said Poulin.” It is the result of the combined efforts of our interagency partners and a dedicated international coalition. ”
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Captain Todd Vance, officer at ma Coast Guard Officer James, said that the total of illegal drugs seized and released today is double what was seized during the fall months of last year.
Illegal narcotics were seized in a score of operations carried out in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific, with the assistance of Canadian authorities.
According to the press, four of these seizures occurred in the period of 10 days, an unprecedented frequency when it comes to anti-drug operations on the high seas.
The authorities highlighted the threat posed by transnational criminal organizations for the counties near where the drugs were seized and for the United States, where they died last year 93, 000 people for drug overdose.
On April 1, the United States Southern Command increased the anti-narcotics operations activity in the Western Hemisphere to curb the flow of drugs, in cooperation with numerous federal agencies in the country.
The Coast Guard authorities highlighted that the fight against drug cartels in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea require a unity of effort in all phases, from detection, monitoring and interdiction, to criminal prosecutions by international partners and prosecutors. lees from the United States in districts across the country.