Coast Guard Seizes $275 Million in Cocaine

Coast Guard Crew Confiscates Cocaine at Sea with Street Value of $275 Million
During a stop in San Diego Thursday, the crew of a U.S. Coast Guard cutter offloaded more than 18 tons of cocaine.
Coast Guard offloads 18-plus tons of seized cocaine in San Diego
The 37,256 pounds of cocaine the crews took out of underworld circulation would have had a street value of roughly $275 million.
Coast Guard offloads more than $275M worth of cocaine in San Diego
During a stopover in San Diego today, the crew of a Northern California-based U.S. Coast Guard ship offloaded more than 18 tons of cocaine seized from seafaring traffickers in the Eastern Pacific over the last several months.
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Coast Guard seizes $275m in cocaine, offloads in San Diego
The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) offloaded approximately 37,256 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated
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Coast Guard Offloads More Than $275 Million Worth Of Illegal Cocaine In San Diego
SAN DIEGO — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) offloaded approximately 37,256 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated value of more than $275 million, on Thursday in San Diego.
Coast Guard announces seizure of cocaine worth $275 million
The U.S. Coast Guard in San Diego said on Thursday that it offloaded more than 37,000 pounds of cocaine from nearly a dozen smuggling interdictions from December through February worth $275 million.
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The illicit drug haul came from 11 interceptions of suspected drug smuggling vessels in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
Coast Guard seizes $275 million worth of cocaine from Pacific Ocean
Video released by the Department of Defense shows the U.S. Coast Guard in San Diego offloading $275 million worth of cocaine seized from international waters in the Pacific Ocean.
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More than $275M worth of cocaine offloaded by US Coast Guard in San Diego
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche crew offloaded over 37,000 pounds of cocaine in San Diego on Thursday, with an estimated ...