The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Forward’s crew has offloaded approximately 6,570 pounds of cocaine worth more than $49.3 million at Port Everglades.
The seized contraband was the result of two interdictions in the international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
On Feb. 7, a maritime patrol aircraft located a suspicious vessel, and Coast Guard Cutter Spencer’s embarked Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron aircrew employed airborne use-of-force tactics to disable the vessel. Spencer’s boarding team interdicted the vessel and seized approximately 6,435 pounds of cocaine…