U.S. Coast Guard seizes $50.8M worth of cocaine, rescues stranded sailor

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U.S. Coast Guard seizes $50.8M worth of cocaine, rescues stranded sailor
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After completing a 54-day mission patrolling the Eastern Pacific Ocean, the U.S. Coast Guard reported saving a person's life and stopping the trafficking of cocaine valued at approximately $50.8 million.

After completing a 54-day mission patrolling the Eastern Pacific Ocean, the U.S. Coast Guard reported saving a person's life and stopping the trafficking of cocaine valued at approximately $50.8 million.The crew of the USCG Cutter Active returned home to Port Angeles on Friday from their multi-mission counternarcotics operation.Aside from the 3,858-pound cocaine seizure, the crew disrupted two other drug smuggling attempts.

"On April 12, the USCG Cutter Active rescued a sailor in distress nearly 300 miles northeast of the Galapagos Islands.The sailor's boat was incapacitated, and he had been adrift at sea. He reported to the USCG that a pod of whales had damaged his sailboat.The Active diverged from its course and sped over 200 miles to save the marooned sailor.

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