Cocaine worth millions of dollars and a 52-foot sailing yacht were recently seized during an operation targeting smuggling off South Florida.
A U.S. Coast Guard Station Miami Beach law enforcement crew assisted Homeland Security Investigations Miami and Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations in the interdiction of approximately 245 pounds of cocaine.
The illegal drugs were valued at approximately $3.4 million.
The 107 kilos of cocaine were seized off South Florida during an operation targeting cross-border maritime smuggling. ?The sailing yacht arrived in the U.S. from Colombia.
HSI’s global footprint targets transnational criminal organizations around the world to strength U.S. public safety and enhance border security. If you have information about smuggling or other transnational crime, report it to HSI at 866-347-2423.
