MIAMI, Fla. (WWSB) – More than $11 million worth of cocaine was recently seized from a boat in a shipping channel near the Port of Miami, the U.S. Coast Guard is reporting.
The law enforcement boat crew interdicted the suspected smugglers near Government Cut on May 6, seizing more than 1,500 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated $11.6 million.
Homeland Security Investigations agents took the people on the vessel into custody.
“Protecting our maritime borders from illicit drug trafficking and transnational criminal organizations remains one of our highest priorities,” said Lt. Matthew Ross, commanding officer of Coast Guard Station Miami Beach.
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