The US Coast Guard seized 11,922 pounds of cocaine worth $88.2 million in the eastern Pacific Ocean, offloading the haul at Port Everglades, Florida, on August 5. The operation involved the cutter Escanaba, the Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron, and the Pacific Area Tactical Law Enforcement Team. Officials credited the crew’s professionalism and teamwork as key to the mission’s success in protecting US borders and disrupting transnational criminal activity.
