MIAMI, Fla. – A Coast Guard crew offloaded more than 1,850 pounds of cocaine with an assessed street value of approximately $24.3 million in Miami on Friday, officials said.
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Novell intercepted a low-profile go-fast vessel carrying 30 bales of cocaine and detained five suspected smugglers approximately 190 miles south of Puerto Rico, the Coast Guard said.
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“I am incredibly proud of our crew,” said Lt. Cmdr. Colin Weaver, Commanding Officer of cutter Margaret Norvell. “I am also grateful for the exceptional coordination and teamwork extending beyond our unit that contributed to this interdiction. Countering drug trafficking organizations that operate throughout the Caribbean depends upon the international and interagency partnerships that JIATF-S and Joint Task Force-East bring to the fight.”
The suspects will face prosecution in federal courts by the Department of Justice.