$1B in seized drugs to offload at Mayport

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – In one week, about $1 billion worth of seized cocaine and marijuana will offload at Mayport.

Crews aboard the USS Nicholas seized the drugs on their way to the U.S. as part of a counter-drug and organized crime operation called Operation Martillo.

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The helicopter crew that assisted in the seizures is from Jacksonville.

The patrol planes that detected the drug runners are also based in Jacksonville at Cecil Field.