In a jaw-dropping seizure that has cartels reeling, federal agents just pulled off a major drug bust at a bustling Florida port. 🌐 #News #FortLauderdaleFL #Florida #Crime
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — The sun-soaked docks of Port Everglades in Broward County, Florida became center stage for an unprecedented drug bust Thursday, as U.S. Coast Guard crews unloaded a mountain of cocaine and marijuana worth a staggering $517.5 million. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stood watch as teams hauled in the massive catch – a whopping 45,600 pounds of illegal substances that won’t be hitting American streets.
Operation Deep Blue Strike
In a series of 14 high-stakes operations across the eastern Pacific Ocean, the crews of Coast Guard cutters Stone and Mohawk played an intense game of cat-and-mouse with suspected traffickers.
The result? A seizure so massive it’s making waves through international crime circles.
White House Weighs In
The operation falls squarely within President Donald Trump’s intensified border security campaign, with Secretary Noem praising the administration’s aggressive stance on drug trafficking…