U.S. Coast Guard Intercepts Suspected Cocaine Smuggling Ship Near Puerto Rico, Seizes Over
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The U.S. Coast Guard stopped the possible transport of more than $50 million worth of cocaine as the agency intercepted a suspected smuggling boat off the coast of Puerto Rico.
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Washington ExaminerA Coast Guard cutter deployed near Puerto Rico interdicted a suspected drug boat carrying approximately $54.5 million worth of cocaine that authorities believe was headed to the United States from Latin America.
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In a statement, Lieutenant Commander Michael D. Torgesen said: “An outstanding team effort thanks to seamless coordination with Coast Guard and CBP [Customs and Border Protection] air assets, cutter Richard Dixon was in the right place at the right time to stop a major shipment.
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Washington ExaminerLt. Cmdr. Michael Torgesen, the CGC Richard Dixon commanding officer, called it an “outstanding team effort thanks to seamless coordination” between the Coast Guard and U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations.
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Five suspected narco-terrorists were detained and 25 bales of cocaine were seized from the 30-foot vessel, which was destroyed as a hazard to navigation. U.S. Coast Guard
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Washington ExaminerThe boat was filled with bundles of cocaine that totaled 7,250 pounds. The Coast Guard destroyed the boat and the cocaine at sea.
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The defendants are accused of being members of “Los Baja Deo,” or LBD, which authorities allege maintained a steady supply of dangerous narcotics and exposed public housing communities in Mayagüez and surrounding neighborhoods to violence, Attorney General Todd Blanche said. Blanche said law enforcement seized 21 firearms during the investigation and estimated that the organization distributed at least 340 kilograms of fentanyl or fentanyl-laced narcotics and at least 2,200 kilograms of cocaine during the alleged conspiracy, generating more than $49 million in proceeds.
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Fox NewsAttorney General Todd Blanche announced Thursday the indictments of 81 alleged members of Los Baja Deo, or LBD, a Puerto Rican-based drug trafficking organization.
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01 New York Post The agency confirmed to Fox News Digital that investigators discovered more than 7,000 pounds of the drug on the boat that was traveling nearly 50 miles off the coast of the U.S. territory.
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02 Washington Examiner “The Richard Dixon crew, Air Station Miami and our Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations partners stopped more than 7,000 pounds of cocaine before it could reach our communities, and we will keep taking the fight to the criminal networks that threaten our region,” Adm. Adam Chamie, the Coast Guard Southeast District commander, said in a statement.
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03 NPR News Audio will be available later today. The NRC is preparing to change a foundational rule designed to minimize radiation exposure. The update is part of President Trump's expansive changes to nuclear oversight, as his administration seeks to revive nuclear energy to power data centers for artificial intelligence.
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04 USA Today WASHINGTON — The U.S. military used a laser in southern Texas' Rio Grande Valley to shoot down three Mexican drug cartel drones this week near the U.S.-Mexico border, U.S. officials said on Thursday, Aug. 27.
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05 Fox News A highly radioactive material used to treat cancer is back on U.S. soil after American officials removed it from Guatemala over concerns it could be stolen and used to create a "dirty bomb."
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06 Washington Times A federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment Aug. 19 charging 81 alleged members of a Mayagüez-area gang with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession and distribution of controlled substances, and firearms violations, according to the Justice Department.
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07 PBS NewsHour WATCH: More than 80 people charged in federal takedown of Puerto Rico gang The U.S. Justice Department has charged more than 80 people in the takedown of a violent Puerto Rican gang, Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Thursday during a visit to the island as part of the Trump administration's efforts to highlight its push to tackle violent crime.
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