South Florida

Agents Seize 993 Kilograms of Cocaine in Sea Interdiction

Agents with a South Florida task force have seized 993 kilograms of cocaine and arrested four suspects for alleged drug trafficking following an at-sea interdiction April 7.

The contraband has an estimated street value of more than $105 million, according to the South Florida High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force.

The contraband, 37 bales of cocaine, was intercepted approximately 95 nautical miles south of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

The four individuals detained in conjunction with the seizure are allegedly members of a drug trafficking organization responsible for the importation of multikilograms of cocaine to the United States through Venezuela and the Dominican Republic.

The task force consists of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Miami office and the agency's attaché office in the Dominican Republic, as well as the Drug Enforcement Administration, the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the Florida Highway Patrol

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