US Coast Guard seizes $40 million in illegal drugs in Caribbean waters

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US Coast Guard seizes $40 million in illegal drugs in Caribbean waters

PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 19, CMC – The United States Coast Guard said on Thursday that its Cutter Harriet Lane has returned to its homeport after a 71-day counter-drug patrol in the Caribbean Sea, in which crew members seized a significant...

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