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Mayport-based Navy ship seizes $22.5M of cocaine

By Brittney Donovan and Action News Jax

170420-N-EO381-126 CARIBBEAN SEA (April 20, 2017) - Sailors assigned to the Cyclone-class patrol coastal ship USS Zephyr (PC 8) on-load 750 kilograms of cocaine seized by the embarked U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement (LEDET) personnel. Zephyr is currently underway in support of Operation Martillo, a joint operation with the U.S. Coast Guard and partner nations, within the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey J. Hopkins/Released)

By Brittney Donovan and Action News Jax

A Mayport-based Navy ship and Coast Guard crew seized $22.5 million worth of cocaine while patrolling in the Caribbean Sea.

Photos: Mayport-based Coast Guard ship seizes $22.5M of cocaine

The ship USS Zephyr and a Dutch frigate pursued and boarded a small fishing vessel April 19.

They found 750 kilograms of cocaine with a total street value of $22.5 million onboard.

Zephyr, homeported in Mayport, is currently underway in support of Operation Martillo, a joint operation that targets illicit trafficking routes in coastal waters along the Central American isthmus.

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