U.S. Coast Guard offloads $312M worth of cocaine seized at sea

OAN Newsroom
UPDATED 1:20 PM PT — Thursday, December 19, 2019

The U.S. Coast Guard has offloaded 18,000 pounds of cocaine, with a street value of over $312 million, in southern California.
 On Wednesday, the massive seizure was put on display at a port in San Diego. The Coast Guard organized the event to show just how much cocaine was seized in the Pacific Ocean and blocked from entering the U.S. since mid-October.
 The 18,000 pound seizure was captured from seven different ships between South America and Mexico. Coast Guard officials said they were able to identify and bust drug smugglers thanks to the help of the FBI, DEA, Homeland Security and foreign partners abroad.

“When I look at the 18,000 pounds of cocaine sitting on this cutter, it’s a sobering reminder of how serious the drug problem is in the United States,” said DEA Deputy Administrator Preston Grubbs. “That’s over $312 million dollars of drug money that would have funded violent crime, human trafficking and arms trafficking.”
The cocaine will be turned over to federal officials, who are expected to prosecute the smugglers.

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