MIAMI, Fla. (CBS12) — A boat owner and his captain have been charged with attempting to smuggle nearly three-quarters of a ton of cocaine into Miami, following a U.S. Coast Guard interception that unveiled a staggering drug operation.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Jeffry Dominguez, 34, and Luis Antonio Garcia Rosario, 37, planned to transport hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from the Dominican Republic to Miami between August 24 and 28.
Officials reported that on August 29, the U.S. Coast Guard intercepted a 44-foot vessel as it was entering U.S. waters. During the boarding, law enforcement identified Dominguez as the registered owner of the boat and Garcia Rosario as the captain…