7,300 pounds of cocaine worth $96 million intercepted in Florida, US Coast Guard says
Deputies find bag with $1M of cocaine
New video released by the Volusia County Sheriff's Office shows the moment deputies found a bag of cocaine that washed up on Daytona Beach. A deputy noticed something was a little fishy as he slowly approach the bag, which was caked in sand and debris. The bag contained 67 pounds of cocaine, valued at $1 million.
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - The Coast Guard Cutter Forward crew unloaded more than 7,300 pounds of cocaine in Port Everglades, according to the US Coast Guard.
The illegal drugs were intercepted in the international waters of the Caribbean Sea in three separate cases.
The Coast Guard Cutter Forward crew unloaded more than 7,302 pounds of cocaine in Port Everglades, according to the US Coast Guard. (Photo via United States Coast Guard)
The drugs have a street value of approximately $96 million, officials said.
Three accused smugglers will face charges by the Department of Justice in federal courts. Their identities were not immediately released.
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