PORT EVERGLADES, FLA. (WSVN) - The U.S. Coast Guard seized more than five tons of cocaine at sea in the Atlantic and unloaded the massive haul at Port Everglades on Wednesday.
The drugs were seized over the past couple of months from five suspected smuggling vessels and two floating bale fields. They were found in international waters off the coasts of Mexico, Central and South America.
Cmdr. Eric Helgen, the executive officer of USCG Cutter Hamilton, gave credit to the crew.
“The time away from their family and the time spent on the seas, this is the finish line,” Helgen said. “This is why many of them join the Coast Guard and why they do what they do.”
Numerous U.S. agencies, along with the cooperation of several Central and South American countries, also played a role in trying to intercept the drugs.
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