Man caught smuggling 253 bricks of cocaine on boat near Port Everglades, feds say

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A U.S. Coast Guard crew intercepted a man near Port Everglades smuggling more than 250 kilograms worth of cocaine from the Bahamas over the weekend, according to a federal criminal complaint.

The complaint states that crews stopped a boat — a 36-foot Sea Ray named “Bella Vita” — for a seaworthiness inspection as it entered the Port Everglades channel at around 6:40 p.m. Saturday.

Investigators said James Edward White, 35, of Miami Gardens, was the only person aboard…

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