The U.S. Coast Guard said it has seized more than 50 tons of cocaine as part of an operation launched in early August in the waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, averaging roughly 1,600 pounds per day.

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The U.S. Coast Guard said it has seized more than 50 tons of cocaine as part of an operation launched in early August in the waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, averaging roughly 1,600 pounds per day

Rear Adm. Jeffrey Novak, deputy commander of U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, called the amount of drugs confiscated in the 2-month timeframe, “a remarkable achievement” in a statement

The military branch, which falls within the Department of Homeland Security, said that 86 people accused of narco-trafficking have been arrested during 34 interdictions as part of the effo

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