Tuesday, 11. February 2003

5 Tons Of Seized Cocaine Hauled Into Port Canaveral


A Coast Guard cutter that seized five tons of cocaine in the Pacific Ocean docked in Florida on Monday to turn over eight Colombian men suspected of smuggling the drug.

The cocaine, stacked on the deck of the cutter Diligence in 50-pound plastic bags, has an estimated street value of about $300 million, officials said.

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