{"id":2541,"date":"2020-02-28T10:00:59","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T17:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=2541"},"modified":"2020-02-28T13:55:50","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T20:55:50","slug":"over-300-million-worth-of-cocaine-seized-by-coast-guard-ships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=2541","title":{"rendered":"Over $300 Million Worth of Cocaine Seized by Coast Guard Ships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Written by Nicholas Vetrisek<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A few weeks ago, a U.S. Coast Guard ship carrying nearly 20,000 pounds of cocaine offloaded in San Diego at Naval Station San Diego. The cocaine is worth roughly $338 million and is the result of two months of seizures in the Eastern Pacific near Mexico and South America.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Coast Guard has stated that four ships seized the cocaine and the tallies for each are as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Resolute, one case, 1,951 pounds<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Thetis, two cases, 6,830 pounds<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Munro, three cases, 6,680 pounds<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Tampa, two cases, 4,870 pounds<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The seizures were in support of Campaign Martillo, which is a regional initiative that according to the Coast Guard, targets trafficking \u201cthat threatens security and prosperity at the national, regional, and international levels.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/coastguardnews\/8942900744\/in\/photolist-eCfGPS-ftQ4kA-7Xpu3i-8SbWLF-bwRwS5-6keDSz-bQf9Bt-2auLrTB-bwRv99-81iM1M-gV9KwZ-6RGyXT-6whgu2-ftQyW5-ftAPQv-ftQt2S-ftAzuc-ftPZBU-4WnV9o-ftPWZE-4R2Psx-pGLdpF-ftQPGG-ftQT9S-ftPMNw-9w1v58-ftQJ4N-7mjK6v-4WizXZ-4WnFKb-zaLtsJ-6kZLGK-4WnSeW-8RWexu-Du3vQ2-4WiseX-7aPxuN-YyRkNq-PZq5oF-4Wo3FS-8Snkfc-jy1AXy-KRMnbh-ftzmY6-6wBsxb-5bh1Xv-8eWwPR-6uVT6S-TiCsg-5FfMXd\">Photo by Coast Guard News via Flickr<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Nicholas Vetrisek A few weeks ago, a U.S. Coast Guard ship carrying nearly 20,000 pounds of cocaine offloaded in San Diego at Naval Station San Diego. 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