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Coast Guard Cutter James crew offloads more than $411.3 million of cocaine and marijuana at Port Everglades

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Posted at 12:14 AM, Dec 17, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-17 16:35:21-05

The Coast Guard Cutter James crew offloaded approximately 23,000 pounds of cocaine and 8,800 pounds of marijuana worth more than $411.3 million at Port Everglades, on Dec. 16.

(U.S. Coast Guard video by Chief Petty Officer Charly Tautfest)

The James crew patrolled the Eastern Pacific Ocean in support of enhanced counter-narcotics operations in the Western Hemisphere to disrupt transnational crime organizations.