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01-15-2018, 07:29 PM #1
US Coast Guard Nabs $180 Million In Cartel Cocaine Trafficked Through The Pacific
US Coast Guard Nabs $180 Million In Cartel Cocaine Trafficked Through The Pacific
STEVE BIRR
Vice Reporter
3:16 PM 01/15/2018
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A U.S. Coast Guard cutter recently returned to port in Oregon with a massive haul of cocaine seized from cartels and transnational crime groups in the Eastern Pacific.
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast was conducting a 50-day counter-drug patrol in the Pacific off the coasts of Mexico and Central America.
It returned to Astoria on Dec. 24 with roughly 12,000 pounds of cocaine. Officials said the seizure carries a street value of more than $180 million wholesale, reports Q13 Fox.
The Steadfast interdicted five separate boats used for drug running, including one custom built vessel designed specifically to avoid detection.
“I couldn’t be more proud of the hard work and dedication of my crew, and the men and women of the interagency aircrews and support networks ashore,” said Cmdr. Alain Balmaceda, commander of the Steadfast, according to Q13 Fox. “Their teamwork was vital to successfully combating transnational organized crime in drug trafficking zones over the past several months. Knowing we stopped tons of drugs from reaching America’s shores and the streets of our allied nations in Central and South America made this deployment over the holidays even more rewarding.”
The U.S. Coast Guard previously seized nearly 16 tons of cocaine during a series of drug busts in the Pacific Ocean, targeting smuggling routes over a 26-day period in March.
Authorities estimate the total cocaine seizure to be worth $420 million. The Coast Guard interdicted 17 drug smuggling vessels traveling in the Eastern Pacific along the coasts of Central and South America during the 26-day mission with the assistance of Canadian authorities.
Cocaine use appears to be rising in the U.S., as are fatalities, due to the increasing prevalence of the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl in cocaine supplies.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that cocaine overdose deaths increased from roughly 4,000 in 2009 to more than 6,700 in 2015. Officials predict that cocaine overdose deaths are about to explode in 2017 to nearly 11,000.
Nationally, drug overdoses are the leading cause of accidental death for Americans under age 50, killing 63,600 people in 2016.
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