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Feb. 9, 2021

 Atlantic Area-based Coast Guard Cutters Offload More Than $330 Million Worth of Illegal Narcotics 

                                Two Coast Guard Atlantic Area-based cutters offloaded more than $330 million worth of illegal narcotics, Thursday and Monday, at Port Everglades, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.             

Sept. 18, 2020

 Coast Guard Offloads $216 million of Cocaine, Marijuana 

                                The Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) crew offloaded approximately 12,100 pounds of cocaine and approximately 5,759 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $216 million, Thursday, in Port Everglades.            

Sept. 11, 2020

 Coast Guard Crew Offloads More Than 26,000 Pounds of Cocaine, Marijuana Worth $390 Million in San Diego 

                                The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL-750) offloaded more than 26,000 pounds of seized cocaine and marijuana in San Diego, Thursday. The drugs, worth an estimated $390 million, were seized in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. They represent 13 suspected drug smuggling vessel interdictions off the coasts of Mexico, Central and South America between late May and late August.            

Aug. 21, 2020

 USS Nitze Recovers Over 3,000 Pounds of Marijuana 

                    EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN  —                                                EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) with embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) seized 725 kilograms of suspected cocaine and 3,190 pounds of suspected marijuana, August 4.            

Aug. 6, 2020

 Coast Guard Cutter Legare offloads nearly 5,000 lbs. of cocaine, marijuana in Miami 

                                Coast Guard Cutter Legare's (WMEC 912) crew offloaded nearly 5,000 pounds of interdicted contraband, worth an estimated $25.7 million, Wednesday, at Port Everglades.            

July 23, 2020

 Coast Guard offloads $38.5 million in cocaine in San Juan, Puerto Rico 

                                The crew of the Coast Guard Heriberto Hernandez (WPC-1114) offloaded approximately 1,375 kilograms of cocaine at Sector San Juan Wednesday, following the disruption of a drug smuggling go-fast in the Caribbean Sea. The seized drug shipment is estimated to have a wholesale value of more than $38.5 million.            

June 19, 2020

 Navy – Coast Guard Team: Four Interdictions in Four Days 

                                The Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) and the Freedom Variant Littoral Combat Ship USS Detroit (LCS 7) with embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) teams disrupted a combined 112 bales of suspected contraband worth over $79.6 million between May 24 - 27.            

June 11, 2020

 USS Preble Interdicts 2,000 Kilograms of Cocaine 

                                The Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) with embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) team seized 100 bales of suspected cocaine worth over $40 million, June 2.            

June 9, 2020

 Coast Guard Cutter James offloads approximately 30,000 pounds of cocaine, marijuana at Port Everglades 

                                The Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL-754) crew offloaded approximately 23,000 pounds of cocaine and approximately 6,900 pounds of marijuana, all worth more than an estimated $408 million, Tuesday in Port Everglades.            

June 2, 2020

 54-Year-Old Coast Guard Cutter Seizes 1,090 Lbs of Suspected Cocaine From Smuggling Vessel off Central American Coast 

                                A 54-year-old Coast Guard cutter seized approximately 1,090 pounds of suspected cocaine in mid-May with an estimated value of $18.7 million from a go-fast vessel in international waters of the Pacific Ocean off Central America.            

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