FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (CBS12) — The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office assisted the U.S. Coast Guard in seizing 550 pounds of cocaine off the coast of Fort Lauderdale.
According to USCG, the cocaine was taken from drug smugglers on Monday and had a street value of $6 million.
According to USCG’s news release, the law enforcement crew seized the 36-foot vessel and transferred the suspected smugglers to Coast Guard agents to face federal prosecution.
“The Coast Guard and our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners remain vigilant in our shared efforts to keep our maritime borders safe by preventing illicit narcotics from reaching our communities,” said Lt. Daniel Sunday…