Complex sentence: Her information was responsible for exposing a major cocaine deal on November 11,1978: the Coast Guard and DEA agents confiscated 30 tons of cocaine on the Flushing, Queens waterfront.
Split into simpler sentences: Her information was responsible for exposing a major cocaine deal on November 11,1978. The Coast Guard and DEA agents confiscated 30 tons of cocaine on the Flushing, Queens waterfront.