At the San Diego Union-Tribune, "$1 BILLION of cocaine unloaded in San Diego":
The crew of the USCG Stratton unloaded 34-tons of cocaine that it brought to San Diego after a four month operation in the Eastern Pacific off the coast of Central and South America involving the US Navy, DEA and other partner agencies. 39 seperate seizures from fishing boats, pangas and a few semi-submersibles yielded the large quantity of contraband. Officials put the wholesale value of the drugs at $1 billion.Total seizures for the year are up to $1.8 billion, at LAT, "U.S. Coast Guard shows off $1-billion worth of seized cocaine."
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