In Everglades (Fort Lauderdale), Florida, the staff of the U.S. Coast guard unloaded 17 tons of cocaine. This is the booty seized from drug traffickers as a result of operation in the Pacific, held with the assistance of the U.S. Navy, customs and the FBI. Estimated law enforcement cost is offloaded at port Everglades drug is $466 million
As stated in the official report of the Coast Guard, the operation took place in several points at the same time in the Pacific ocean, Mexico, Central and South America. 21 were detained in the ship illegally carried drugs. The cocaine was produced in Colombia and was intended for use in the United States.
«I am extremely proud of all the women and men who contributed to the success of the mission, this is a direct confirmation that the U.S. Coast guard provides an advantage over the violators at any time and in any place,» said commander Michael Sharpe. As noted in the statement of Admiral Karl Schultz, over the last few years the crews of the Coast Guard seized 1.3 million pounds (600 tons) of cocaine and detained in the sea of 1200 suspects.
The U.S. coast guard in recent years has significantly increased its presence in the Eastern Pacific and in the Caribbean, which are known areas of transit of drugs from Central and South America, as part of its strategy to combat drug trafficking in the Western hemisphere. Suspect vessels in international waters are first detected and tracked Federal, military, or law enforcement. Then the detention, examination and, if necessary, the seizure, conducted by the coast guard of the United States.
