Coast Guard Offloads $16 Million In Cocaine, Marijuana
A U.S. Coast Guard ship returned to port in Miami Beach with millions of dollars of seized cocaine and marijuana in tow.
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A U.S. Coast Guard ship returned to port in Miami Beach with millions of dollars of seized cocaine and marijuana in tow.
A routine patrol on the waters off Dania Beach Sunday took an unexpected turn when a BSO marine deputy found $700,000 worth of cocaine floating.
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Many would agree that $35 million is a lot of money—and that amount is the Coast Guard's estimate of cocaine, in wholesale value, that crew members offloaded a boat in Miami Saturday morning.
The U.S. Coast Guard returned to port in Miami Beach Monday morning with millions of dollars of seized cocaine in tow.
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