$85 million worth of cocaine seized at sea by Coast Guard

Courtesy of Lt. Cmdr. Ryan P. Kelley, U.S. Coast Guard

FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) More than 3 tons of cocaine will not make it to the streets of South Florida or anywhere else for that matter after it was seized at sea by the Coast Guard.

The cocaine, 3.1 tons worth, was offloaded Monday in Port Everglades.

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