$2.2M In Cocaine Washes Up On Fort Pierce Beach
Plenty of strange items have washed ashore Florida beaches over the years, and now authorities are investigating the discovery of 22 bales of cocaine.
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Plenty of strange items have washed ashore Florida beaches over the years, and now authorities are investigating the discovery of 22 bales of cocaine.
The U.S. Coast Guard captured more than a ton of cocaine during two operations in the Caribbean in recent weeks.
In the latest twist in the war against drugs, smugglers have turned to stealth techniques to sneak massive amounts of drugs into the US, by hiding the cargo beneath the waves where it's hard to spot. But, for the second time in just a few months, the Coast Guard has spotted the smugglers, seized their cargo, and watched as their drug sub sank to the bottom of the sea.
The Coast Guard showed off a major cocaine bust in Key West Wednesday.
The U.S. Coast Guard is celebrating a gigantic drug bust on board a submarine on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. More than 15,000 pounds of cocaine, with a street value of more than $180 million, was recovered.
Fifteen thousand pounds of cocaine, worth more than $180 million, seized from a drug sub in the Caribbean, was offloaded in Miami Tuesday morning.
The U.S. Coast Guard has recovered a so-called "narco submarine", used by Colombian drug cartel members to export cocaine into the United States.
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A U.S. Coast Guard cutter had quite a catch off the coast of Panama on December 17th. The intercepted boat was hauling cocaine, with an estimated wholesale street value of $48 million.
Broward Sheriff's deputies conducted a major crackdown on crime in South Florida.
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A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
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Republicans wants to extend 2017 tax cuts that expire next year and could let ACA subsidies lapse to help pay the tab, according to analysts.
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A viral TikTok recipe that includes melting Jolly Ranchers landed a 9-year-old in the hospital with severe burns.
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