Agents of the Coast Guard (USCG) and Department of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the United States unloaded this Monday in Miami a cache of drugs valued at more than $12 million dollars.
A post on Twitter from the USCG indicated that it is more than 717 pounds of cocaine and 2,640 pounds of marijuana, the result of anti-drug raids in maritime areas, although the authorities did not specify more details about their seizure.
“Anti-drug raid. Today, crew members of the USCG Cutter Margaret Norvell (WPC-1105) and CBP unloaded more than 717 pounds of cocaine and 2,640 pounds of marijuana in Miami, FL. He smuggling It was worth more than $12 million,” the tweet revealed.
Last Saturday, a person boating in the Florida Keys found a brick of 2.7 pounds of cocaine valued at $41,000, according to a report from the Miami Sector of the Border Patrol (USBP).
At the beginning of July, members of that same US agency They seized 62 pounds of cocaine and 87 of hashish with a combined value of $1.4 million dollars, during an operation in the keys.
The USBP considered the operation a significant blow against drug trafficking networks and reinforced the commitment of security forces in the fight against drug trafficking in the region.
Last June, The Coast Guard unloaded 14,153 pounds of cocaine in Miami with a value of more than 186 million dollars. The drug was intercepted during nine different operations in international waters of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
Drug smuggling in the United States is subject to laws and regulations that impose severe penalties for those who take part in illicit activities related to trafficking. These include the Controlled Substances Law, Anti-Drug Law, Organized Crime Law and Drug Control. Racketeering and Law on Confiscation of Assets Derived from Criminal Activities.
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