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Just last fall, the U.S. Coast Guard unloaded approximately 11.5 tons of cocaine worth about $750 million after interdicting the narcotics at sea.
This seizure marked the final act of the Coast Guard’s second straight record-breaking year for drug interdictions.
The interdiction was the result of close coordination between Joint Interagency Task Force South, U.S. Attorney’s office, Panama Express South, DEA, FBI, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, and the Departments of Justice, State and Homeland Security.
The Coast Guard seized approximately 150 tons of cocaine during the 2005 federal fiscal year beginning October 1, 2004, and ending on September 30, 2005, which shattered the previous record of 120 tons established during the 2004 fiscal year.
The street value of the cocaine seized this year is estimated at about $9.5 billion.
These figures include about 93 tons of cocaine seizures, roughly sixty-two percent of the total, from the eastern Pacific Ocean along the coast of Central and South America, as well as those conducted in the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and along the U.S. Atlantic coast.
The Coast Guard was also one of the big heroes during Katrina, which devastated large portions of the Gulf states. In New Orleans alone, some say members of the Coast Guard rescued over 50,000 people who were stranded in the water or on roof tops, bringing them to a safe place where they could be evacuated. Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites        
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