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Coast Guard Seizes 100,000 Pounds of Cocaine Since August in Eastern Pacific

Operation Pacific Viper nets 86 suspected drug smugglers in two months while stopping boats trafficking narcotics into the United States.
Coast Guard Seizes 100,000 Pounds of Cocaine Since August in Eastern Pacific
The U.S. Coast Guard has arrested 86 drug trafficking suspects during Operation Pacific Viper in the Eastern Pacific. USCG
Jill McLaughlin
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The U.S. Coast Guard has seized about 100,000 pounds of cocaine since launching Operation Pacific Viper in August, officials reported Oct. 15.

The Coast Guard and its partners are targeting vessels suspected of bringing illegal narcotics such as cocaine into the United States from Central and South America.

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