MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard crew offloads $335.8 million worth of cocaine in San Diego

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 11/19/2024 06:00 PM EST

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MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard crew offloads $335.8 million worth of cocaine in San Diego
11/19/2024 05:35 PM EST

SAN DIEGO — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) offloaded more than 29,000 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated value of $335.8 million, Tuesday in San Diego.  The offload is a result of eleven separate suspected drug smuggling vessel interdictions or events off the coasts of Mexico and Central and South America in September and October.
Crewmembers of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) work on the flight deck of the cutter during the contraband offload in San Diego, Nov. 19, 2024. The Munro crew members interdicted the narcotics in the Eastern Pacific during counter-narcotic patrols, seizing 29,000 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated wholesale value of $335.8 million. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Uranga)