Boat owner, captain arraigned in Miami after 742 kilos of cocaine found hidden on vessel, feds say

MIAMI (WSVN) – A boat owner and his captain were arraigned on federal drug trafficking charges after U.S. Coast Guard crews intercepted their vessel carrying more than 740 kilograms of cocaine concealed in a hidden compartment, according to authorities.

According to the Department of Justice, court records state that between Aug. 24 and 28, Jeffry Dominguez, 34, and Luis Antonio Garcia Rosario, 37, planned to smuggle hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from the Dominican Republic to Miami.

On Aug. 29, Coast Guard personnel stopped a 44-foot vessel as it entered U.S. waters…

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