[Craig Nigrelli]
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND THE U-S COAST GUARD STOPPED MORE THAN HALF A **BILLION** DOLLARS’ WORTH OF DRUGS FROM COMING INTO THE COUNTRY.
ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI AND F-B-I DIRECTOR KASH PATEL JOINED COAST GUARD MEMBERS AT PORT EVERGLADES IN FLORIDA ON WEDNESDAY ANNOUNCING THE SEIZURE OF ALMOST 45-**THOUSAND** POUNDS OF COCAINE AND 38-HUNDRED POUNDS OF MARIJUANA – WORTH OVER MORE THAN 500 MILLION DOLLARS.
BONDI SAYS THE SINALOA CARTEL AND CARTEL DE JALISCO NUEVA GENERACIÓN – BOTH DESIGNATED AS FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS – ARE “HEAVILY TIED” TO THE DRUGS, WHICH WERE INTERDICTED BY THE COAST GUARD DURING AN 11-DAY LONG OPERATION.
VICE ADM. NATHAN MOORE | COMMANDER, U.S. COAST GUARD ATLANTIC AREA
“What does the number besides the dollar sign mean? It means 154 lives saved directly from cocaine-related overdose deaths in this country. It means that there’s almost 11,000 less new cocaine users that are gonna get access to the drugs. It means that we’ve saved at least $16.5 million on costs related to inmate care and health care for people afflicted with these drugs.”
VICE ADMIRAL NATHAN MOORE SAYS JUST SINCE FEBRUARY – THE COAST GUARD HAS SEIZED MORE THAN 59 METRIC TONS OF NARCOTICS.
BONDI SAYS 11 PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED DURING **THIS** OPERATION AND ARE NOW FACING PROSECUTION.
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