HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A U.S. Coast Guard cutter based in Honolulu offloaded Thursday nearly 19,000 pounds of cocaine in San Diego following a string of busts.
Coast Guard officials said the drugs were recovered when two of its cutters, Honolulu-based Kimball and Atlanta-based Forward, intercepted six separate suspected drug smuggling vessels while patrolling the coasts of Mexico and Central and South America.
The interceptions occurred February through April.
Authorities said the estimated value of the cocaine is more than $214.3 million.
The Coast Guard said it continues to work with multiple federal agencies and allied partners around the region in the fight against drug cartels and narcotics trafficking.
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