U.S. Coast Guard to offload 12,471 pounds of illicit drugs valued over $141 million in Miami Beach
Members of the USCG cutter ship Valiant are scheduled to offload "12,471 pounds of illicit narcotics with a street value of more than $141 million" at the Coast Guard Base Miami Beach at 9 a.m., the naval force said.
The USCG said the offload is a culmination of six interdictions conducted by U.S. and international naval agencies and their vessels, including:
USCG Valiant
USCG Joseph Doyle
Royal Netherlands Navy HNLMS Groningen
Royal Canadian Navy HMCS Harry DeWolf
USCG Tactical Law Enforcement Team Pacific
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