US Coast Guard Officials have indicated that 3892 pounds of ganja along with 24,700 pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of $US 475 million was seized in Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean on Thursday September 15.
In a press release on Saturday, the US Coast Guard outlined that the confiscated drugs belonged to the most notorious drug cartels.
The statement also revealed that the operation was also made possible by the diligent work of the Coast Guard Crew who have made an increased effort to quell drug trafficking.
“I am proud of the crew’s continued devotion to duty that made this offload possible,” said Commander Jeremy M. Greenwood, commanding officer of Legare.
“Through the coordinated efforts of the Legare, the LEDETs, HNLMS Groningen, CGC James, and the USS Billings crews, we significantly contributed to the counter-drug mission and the dismantling of transnational criminal organizations. The drugs seized through this coordinated effort will result in significantly fewer drug-related overdoses ”he added.
The entity also added that the plight to quell drug trafficking on the high seas requires a unity of effort in all phases, from detection and monitoring to interdiction and apprehension, and on to criminal prosecutions by international partners and US Attorneys’ Offices in districts across the nation.
“Detecting and interdicting illegal drug traffickers on the high seas involves significant interagency and international coordination ” the statement alluded.
