KEY WEST, FLA. (WSVN) - A U.S. Coast Guard crew returned to South Florida with quite the illicit drug haul after a successful mission at sea.
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Thetis arrived in their homeport of Key West on Sunday after a 68-day Eastern Pacific counter drug patrol.
They seized more than 6,000 kilos of cocaine and 154 pounds of marijuana.
#BreakingNews @USCG Cutter Thetis returned to homeport in Key West today after a 68-day Eastern Pacific counter drug patrol. On patrol the cutter Thetis seized nearly 7 tons of cocaine and rescued ocean wildlife. Read more at https://t.co/43zV3uDqm1 pic.twitter.com/EsYgU8Dr8S
— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) December 17, 2017
The crew also caught 24 suspected drug smugglers.
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