Over half a billion dollars in cocaine, cannabis seized

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At that time, the USCG announced it had intercepted slightly more than $1.3 billion worth of cocaine and cannabis. The #drugs were confiscated by HNLMS Groningen, USS Billings, USCGC James, and USCGC Legare, & #USCG Tactical Law Enforcement Personnel. On Thursday, USCGC Legare offloaded over $475 million in drugs at #CoastGuard Base Miami Beach. And a few months earlier in August, the crew of USCG Cutter James delivered 27,079 kg of cocaine and 649 kg of cannabis, valued at about $1.8 billion. The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Legare recently offloaded about 11,204 kilograms of cocaine and 1,765 kg of cannabis estimated to be worth US$475 million (about $632 million) at Base Miami Beach.

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The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Legare recently offloaded about 11,204 kilograms of cocaine and 1,765 kg of cannabis estimated to be worth US$475 million (about $632 million) at Base Miami Beach.

The drugs were interdicted in the international waters of the Caribbean Sea and the Eastern Pacific Ocean by crews from several U.S. and partner vessels, notes a statement from the USCG.

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