Coast Guard offloads nearly 5 tons of cocaine — worth $73M — in Fort Lauderdale
A U.S. Coast Guard crew on Tuesday returned to Port Everglades to offload near 10,000 pounds of cocaine that they seized last month near Ecuador, officials say.
On June 24, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma’s crew interdicted the cocaine, which has a value of $73.7 million, about 120 miles northwest of Ecuador, a coast guard press release read.
“I couldn’t be more impressed with the determination and teamwork displayed by this crew. They executed this interdiction with precision and professionalism,” said Cmdr. Nolan Cuevas, commanding officer of the Cutter Tahoma.
The Tahoma is a 270-foot Famous-class medium endurance cutter homeported in Newport, Rhode Island, under U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area Command.
“Behind every successful deployment is a dedicated team of logistics and support personnel,” Cuevas said. “Their tireless efforts ensured we had the resources and maintenance support to operate. Our collective actions reaffirm the Coast Guard’s unwavering commitment to protecting our nation’s borders and the safety of our citizens.”
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