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Stopping drug smugglers at sea takes precision, not luck. Here's the Coast Guard's playbook.

USCG TACLET SOUTH OPA-LOCKA, Florida — At a time when a new war on drugs is brewing in the Caribbean, Business Insider grabbed a front-row seat as the Coast Guard trained to take down drug smugglers ...
NBC New York

U.S. Coast Guard Offloads $37 Million Worth of Cocaine Seized From Drug Bust

The U.S Coast Guard on Tuesday offloaded 2,500 pounds of cocaine, worth $37 million, which was seized in a multi-national drug bust south of the Dominican Republic. On Jan. 22 in the dark, a Coast ...
AOL

Coast Guard drug chases can run for miles, and they don't always end how they expect

USCG TACLET SOUTH OPA-LOCKA, Florida — When a go-fast boat loaded with drugs was on the run, elite Coast Guard troops weren't far behind. They'd been chasing this vessel for nearly 50 nautical miles ...