Coast Guard offloads 1.1 tonnes of cocaine and at least 49 bales of weed dangerously close to Miami Beach
The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded 1.1 metric tons (1,100 kilograms) of cocaine and 2 metric tons (4,420 pounds) of weed onto its Miami Beach base Tuesday, amounts estimated to be worth $41 million according to a Coast Guard press release.
About half the marijuana was seized on Sept. 20, when a Coast Guard surveillance plane “located a suspicious go-fast vessel” near Isla Saona, a part of the Dominican Republic off the country’s southeast coast. A Coast Guard cutter responded to the report and intercepted the vessel. While the suspects were able to dump four packages into the water, multiple packages remained onboard. Three suspects aboard the go-fast boat were taken into custody. The 49 parcels of marijuana weighed in at 2,450 pounds.