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Coast Guard Cutter offloaded more than 4,125 pounds of cocaine with an assessed street value of $54 million in Port Everglades
On Sep 9, the 'Diligence' offloaded more than 4,125 pounds of cocaine with an assessed street value of approximately $54 million in Port Everglades. Coast Guard crews, working alongside interagency and international partners, seized the illegal drugs in the international waters of the Caribbean Sea during three separate interdictions. Along with the illicit narcotics, 11 suspected smugglers were apprehended and will face prosecution in federal courts by the U.S. Department of Justice. The following assets and crews were involved in the interdictions: - Royal Navy ship HMS Trent (P 244); - U.S. Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team Pacific (PAC-TACLET); - U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier (WPC 1115); - U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations (CBP-AMO); - Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF-South). Report with photo: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3900888/coast-guard-offloads-more-than-54-million-in-illegal-narcotics-interdicted-in-c/
182 migrants repatriated to Haiti
The 'Diligence' repatriated 182 people to Haiti on Aug 21, following an interdiction south of Turks and Caicos Islands. A forward deployed Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew notified Coast Guard District Seven watchstanders of a disabled migrant vessel, on Aug 17, at approximately 7:15 p.m., about 57 miles south of Turks and Caicos Islands. District Seven watchstanders diverted the Coast Guard Cutter 'Paul Clark' to interdict the vessel. Report with photos: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3878831/coast-guard-repatriates-182-migrants-to-haiti/
Coast Guard Cutter repatriated 124 Haitians
The 'Diligence' repatriated 124 Haitians to Cap-Haitien, Haiti, on May 31, 2022, after being stopped approximately 17 miles northwest of Cap du Mole. The Coast Guard cutter arrived on scene and provided the people with life jackets due to safety concerns associated with the vessel being grossly overloaded. Once aboard the Coast Guard cutter, all migrants received food, water, shelter and basic medical attention. Report with photo: https://coastguardnews.com/coast-guard-repatriates-124-people-to-haiti/2022/05/31/
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