The Division of Justice and the U.S. Coast Guard busted 45,000 kilos of cocaine with a worth of over $500 million, in response to high DOJ officers on Wednesday.
Lawyer Common Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel had been at Port Everglades in Florida on Wednesday and mentioned the seizures of the medication saved lives and guarded the general public.
“We’ve saved 1000’s and 1000’s of lives because of this unbelievable cooperation,” Bondi mentioned. “We imagine two cartels, CJNG and Sinaloa, had been closely tied to those shipments.”
FBI Director Kash Patel and Lawyer Common Pam Bondi attend a press convention to announce the seizure of 45,000 kilos of cocaine in Port Everglades, Fla., April 9, 2025.
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She added that the Coast Guard used “drones, plane and ships to interdict the traffickers.”
Patel had a message for the cartels: There may be new management all through the DOJ.
“We’re going to dismantle the ‘next-man-up’ principle that has been breeding in these Mexican cartels for generations,” Patel mentioned of the Mexican drug cartels. “No extra.”
FBI Director Kash Patel attends a press convention to announce the seizure of 45,000 kilos of cocaine in Port Everglades, Fla., April 9, 2025.
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The Coast Guard mentioned the operation took 11 days for the crew of the Unites States Coast Guard Cutter James and that discovering drug traffickers of their patrol space is like “discovering a needle in a haystack.”
Bondi famous that 11 individuals had been arrested in reference to the operation.
Lawyer Common Pam Bondi attends a press convention to announce the seizure of 45,000 kilos of cocaine in Port Everglades, Fla., April 9, 2025.
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Patel mentioned it was an interagency effort with Coast Guard, Division of Protection and DOJ belongings at play.
U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Nathan Moore instructed reporters that since February, the Coast Guard has seized over 59 metric tons of narcotics.
