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Officials seize vessel with $28M in cocaine off Miami Beach
Federal agents seized about $28 million worth of cocaine and detained three suspects during the largest small boat cocaine interception since 1995, officials said.
- On Dec. 2, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Coast Guard seized approximately 3,715 pounds of cocaine worth $28 million two miles east of Government Cut.
- Coast Guard crews interdicted the vessel Tuesday and requested support, prompting CBP AMO to deploy marine units and specialized search tools to inspect the suspected drug-smuggling boat.
- A CBP K9 alerted hidden compartments, revealing more than 1,000 concealed packages of cocaine, with Lt. Matthew Ross calling it `the largest USCG Small boat station cocaine seizure since 1995`.
- Federal agents confirmed that three suspects were taken into custody and transported on December 5, with Homeland Security Investigations agents overseeing the arrests.
- Reported from Los Angeles, the account relied on a CBP press release and FOX Local reporting linking the seizure to cartel cases involving Joaquín Guzmán López and Ovidio Guzmán López.
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Coast Guard seizes 3,700 pounds of cocaine worth $28M near Government Cut - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - U.S. Coast Guard Station Miami Beach crew, working with federal partners, seized more than 3,700 pounds of cocaine worth an
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