U.S. Seizes $300 Million of Cocaine ; Sets Record Off Panama's Coast
The Washington Times › March 22, 2007
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The U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration seized more than 42,800 pounds of cocaine worth more than $300 million aboard a Panamanian motor vessel off the coast of Panama, the largest maritime drug seizure in U.S. history.
"This record-breaking seizure was the result of good actionable intelligence and the closest collaboration amongst our interagency partners through Operation Panama Express," Adm. Thad W. Allen, commandant of the Coast Guard, said yesterday in announcing the enforcement effort.See the full content of this document
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U.S. Seizes $300 Million of Cocaine ; Sets Record Off Panama's Coast
"Beyond that, our hardworking crews overcame significant challenges in maintaining a 40-year-old deep-water cutter to prosecute this mission far from U....
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