Crime & Safety
Coast Guard Offloads $338M In Seized Cocaine In San Diego
The U.S. Coast Guard's cutter Munro offloaded nearly 20,000 pounds of cocaine Monday at a San Diego naval base.
SAN DIEGO — The U.S. Coast Guard's cutter Munro offloaded nearly 20,000 pounds of cocaine Monday at Naval Base San Diego.
The cocaine, worth about $338 million, was seized during eastern Pacific Ocean operations between mid-November and mid-January.
Four separate cutter crews, including the 418-foot cutter Munro, seized the drugs, according to the Coast Guard.
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The Munro, which seized 6,680 pounds of cocaine, is homeported in Alameda, California. The other cutters are homeported in Key West, Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida, and Portsmouth, Virginia.
"These interdictions were in support of Campaign Martillo, a regional initiative targeting illicit trafficking that threatens security and prosperity at the national, regional, and international levels." according to a statement from the Coast Guard. "The interdictions, including the actual boardings, are led and conducted by members of the U.S. Coast Guard."
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