Coast Guard Seizes $28M Cocaine, Disrupts Narco-Terrorism

0:00The U.S. Coast Guard just sees 3,825 pounds of cocaine worth over $28 million. Crew from the Cutter Tampa offloaded it at Base Miami Beach after two busts in the Eastern Pacific. That's enough poison to kill more than 1,400,000 Americans. These grabs happened during Operation Pacific Viber, out in international waters. The Tampa's team worked non-stop for 74 days, nailing complex offs with partners like helicopter squads and joint task forces. Commanding officer Joshua D. Pietro called their work phenomenal, highlighting how they qualified pilots and safety officers while smashing these runs. He praised the seamless teamwork that disrupted criminal networks big time. Multiple Coast Guard districts and agencies jumped in from the southeast to southwest watchstanders. The tap was a 270 foot cutter based in Portsmouth, Virginia, built for these endurance missions. Efforts like this hit narco terrorism hard since 80 percent of U.S. bound drugs get caught at sea. Heaps the flow drying up and

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