FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WFLA)— The U.S. Coast Guard seized $5.6 million in narcotics off Fort Lauderdale last week.
USCG, along with Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations and Homeland Security Investigation agents, seized around 745 pounds of cocaine from two suspected drug smuggling boats.
“The Coast Guard is in the business of saving lives, and every kilogram of these drugs kept off our streets represents lives saved,” said Lt. Justin Dadlani, commanding officer, Station Fort Lauderdale. “I couldn’t be more proud of the professionalism of the crew and our continued partnerships with our partners with Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security Investigations.”
On Monday, a Station Fort Lauderdale law enforcement boat crew, along with a CBP OFO K9 unit officers intercepted a suspected drug smuggling boat in the vicinity of the Fort Lauderdale Sea Buoy, USCG said…