U.S. Coast Guard showed off what they say is the largest drug offload in the agency’s history.

During a briefing on Monday Authorities reported witnessing the largest drug offload in Coast Guard history,” Coast Guard Rear Adam A. Chamie said.

It was a historic offloading for the Coast Guard at Port Everglades, Florida where a total of 76,140 pounds of illegal narcotics,” was seized

Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton is now back in American waters after an operation spanning two months across the Pacific and Caribbean, like the seizure off the coast of Haiti two weeks ago.

“If you want to see in general what’s keeping America safe from drugs, it’s this. It’s the work they’re doing out there every day, every night, 365, 24/7,” U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Charles R. Sergeant said.

In total, the offload street value is estimated at $473 million.

 


 

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