The U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday announced the offload of more than $226 million in narcotics seized across six separate interdictions in the Eastern Pacific.
The Coast Guard said approximately 29,600 pounds of cocaine and 3,355 pounds of marijuana were offloaded in Port Everglades, Fla., on Wednesday. In total, the narcotics were valued at an estimated $226.7 million.
The narcotics were seized in interdictions led by the crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tampa, with assistance from partner agencies, in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
Vice Admiral Jo-Ann F. Burdian, Commander, Atlantic Area, led a press conference at Port Everglades on Wednesday to announce the offload, and was joined by CDR Joshua M. DiPietro, Commanding Officer of USCGC Tampa, and Capt. Kent Reinhold, Commanding Officer of Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron…