Coast Guard Nets Cocaine Worth $61.5 Million
4,000 Pounds Of Cocaine Turned Over To Federal Agents
POSTED: Thursday, May 10, 2007
UPDATED: 6:47 pm EDT May 10,
2007
MIAMI -- A U.S. Coast Guard cutter turned over more than 4,000 pounds of cocaine to federal agents in Key West after seizing it from a fishing vessel 144 miles northeast of Honduras.The helicopter crew of the Jacksonville-based Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) first spotted the vessel. Law enforcement from Tahoma then conducted a search of the fishing boat, according to Coast Guard officials.The Coast Guard said it found two hidden compartments filled with 95 bales of cocaine worth an estimated street value of $61.5 million.The eight suspected smugglers were transferred to federal agents. The ship was searched on April 25, officials said.
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