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| CBP Air and Marine Operations P-3 Aircrews Detect Drug Runners with 2880 Pounds of Cocaine Off the Coast of Mexico |
| 2018-09-07 |
| [US Customs] JACKSONVILLE, Fla. ‐ U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) aircrews with interagency partners detected a vessel loaded down with over 2,880 pounds of cocaine‐a combined street value of $37.5 million‐in international waters off the coast of Acapulco, Mexico. CBP Air and Marine Operations P-3 aircrews based at the National Air Security Operations Center ‐ Jacksonville use sophisticated maritime surveillance equipment throughout the year to detect drug-smuggling ventures as part of international operations with Joint Interagency Task Force-South (JIATF-South). JIATF-South targets illicit smuggling operations in coastal waters off the Central American isthmus. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |