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Coast Guards Seize $27 million worth of cocaine.

Miami Coast Guard Seizes $27 Million Worth Of Cocaine

The Coast Guard is celebrating another big haul seized in the western Caribbean.

2013/04/26

CBP Agents helped to seize a go-fast boat carrying an estimated $242 million in cocaine off the coast of Panama. (Source: Department of Homeland Security)

Boat Carrying $242M In Coke Intercepted Off The Coast Of Panama

A go-fast boat carrying $242 million dollars worth of cocaine was heading was being intercepted in the open waters off Panama, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said Tuesday.

CBS4–2013/04/23

Vikram Chatwal (Source: BSO)

Wealthy SoBe Hotelier & Lohan Pal Busted For Drugs At FLL

A multimillionaire South Beach hotelier and close friend of Lindsay Lohan was arrested at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport on Tuesday.

CBS4–2013/04/05

The crew of the Coast Guard cutter Legare dropped off an estimated $24 million in cocaine to Homeland security officers in Key West on Monday, March 4th 2013.  (Source: Hand Out Photo/U.S Coast Guard)

Coast Guard Seizes $24 Million In Cocaine

While snow may be causing major problems in the Midwest, a different kind of ‘snow’ has fallen on Key West.

CBS4–2013/03/05

Coast Guard members transfer bales of cocaine interdicted at sea from a go-fast vessel. 
(Source: U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jon-Paul Rios)

$17 Million Worth Of Cocaine Intercepted At Sea

More than $17 million worth of cocaine will not make it to the streets of South Florida or anywhere else for that matter after the U.S. Coast Guard intercepted the 1,400 pounds of coke from a go-fast vessel in the southwest Caribbean Sea.

CBS4–2013/02/19

Penelope Soto apologizes to a Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge. (Source: CBS4)

Bird-Flipping Defendant Brings Drug Issue To Forefront

As of Midday Monday, a YouTube posting of a giggling and profane teenager in Miami-Dade bond court had more than 12 million hits. Penelope Soto, a Sunset High School senior was sentenced to 30 days in jail for contempt of court after laughing, and later cursing at the bond court judge.

CBS4–2013/02/11

File image of Miami Police Sgt. Raul Iglesias (CBS4)

Ex-Miami Police Sgt. Convicted On Federal Charges

A former City of Miami police sergeant has been convicted of drug conspiracy and civil rights violations among other charges by a federal jury.

CBS4–2013/01/18

(Photo Credit: AP)

Fla. Officials: Pill Mills Fleeing For Ga., So We’re Winning

The state’s crackdown on pill mill operations has led to the same types of clinics popping up in Georgia. The presence of painkillers and prescription drugs in the deceased declined in Florida last year, prompting state officials to declare victory.

CBS4–2012/12/27

Suspect Tavis Jamaar Key (Source: FBI Miami)

FBI Seeks “Armed & Dangerous” Drug Suspect

The FBI has announced a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of an ‘armed and dangerous’ man wanted for drug trafficking.

CBS4–2012/12/18

$2.7 million in marijuana was seized from three suitcases at Miami Int'l Airport on Thursday. (Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection)

$2.7M Of Cocaine Seized From Suitcases At MIA

Nearly $3 million in cocaine was seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Miami International Airport Thursday.

CBS4–2012/12/13

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