MIAMI \u2013 A U.S. Coast Guard Station Miami Beach law enforcement boat crew along with Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations\u00a0and\u00a0CBP\u00a0Office\u00a0of Field Operations officers\u00a0seized approximately 900 pounds of cocaine, worth approximately\u00a0$6.7 million, from a suspected drug smuggling vessel\u00a0one mile\u00a0east of\u00a0Cape Florida, Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Federal agents from the Drug Enforcement Agency Miami Division\u00a0took custody of three suspected smugglers\u00a0and narcotics for further investigation.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Coast Guard and our federal, state and local law enforcement partners remain vigilant in our shared efforts to keep our maritime borders safe by preventing illicit narcotics from reaching our communities,\u201d said Lt. Matthew Ross, Coast Guard Station Miami Beach commanding officer.\u00a0\u201cI couldn’t be\u00a0more proud\u00a0of the professionalism of our law enforcement crews\u00a0and our continued\u00a0collaboration\u00a0with our partners\u00a0to safeguard\u00a0American lives.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
We are part of a whole-of-government approach to secure our borders by dismantling Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Transnational Criminal Organizations,\u00a0including narco-trafficking and human smuggling operations.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Coast Guard is the United States\u2019 lead federal agency for maritime drug interdiction. We are part of the Department of Homeland Security team protecting our nation and\u00a0are at all times\u00a0a military service and part of the joint force defending it.\u202f As a member of the joint force, a law enforcement organization, a regulatory agency and a member of the U.S. intelligence community, the Coast Guard employs a unique mix of authorities to ensure the safety and integrity of the maritime domain to protect the economic and national security of the nation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is America\u2019s frontline: the nation\u2019s largest law enforcement organization and the world\u2019s first unified border management agency. The 67,000+ men and women of CBP protect America on the ground, in the air, and on the seas. We enforce safe, lawful travel and trade and ensure our country’s economic prosperity. We enhance the nation\u2019s security through innovation, intelligence, collaboration, and trust.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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