Coast Guard Makes Record Drug Bust of 40,000 Pounds of Cocaine

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Coast Guard Makes Record Drug Bust of 40,000 Pounds of Cocaine

Monday, April 23, 2007

ALAMEDA, Calif. — The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday began unloading more than 40,000 pounds of cocaine seized from three ships off the Central American coast, including one bust called the largest in U.S. maritime history.

The Coast Guard boarded a 330-foot ship heading north off the Pacific coast of Panama last month and discovered about 38,000 pounds of cocaine in two shipping containers, officials said.

The bust was the largest single sea-based seizure of cocaine by a U.S. agency, Coast Guard Petty Officer Brian Leshak said.

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