The United States Coast Guard has completed a record-breaking offload of illicit drugs valued at more than $362 million after the crew of USCGC Stone delivered approximately 49,010 pounds of narcotics to Port Everglades on Wednesday.
The service confirmed that this is the largest amount of cocaine seized by a single cutter during one patrol in Coast Guard history. According to officials, the drugs were seized during 15 interdictions carried out in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
Capt. Anne O’Connell, commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter Stone, said that she was extremely proud of her crew’s performance during the deployment.
She added that Coast Guard crews, working with inter-agency and international partners, continue to patrol areas known for drug trafficking in the Eastern Pacific, preventing smugglers from using maritime routes to move narcotics towards US borders.
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