{"id":1035,"date":"2026-05-29T18:37:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T18:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=1035"},"modified":"2026-05-29T18:37:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T18:37:12","slug":"suspected-smugglers-6-7m-in-cocaine-found-on-boat-off-cape-florida-uscg-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=1035","title":{"rendered":"Suspected smugglers, $6.7M in cocaine found on boat off Cape Florida, USCG says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Three suspected drug smugglers were taken into custody after a boat loaded with around $6.7 million in cocaine was found off Cape Florida, U.S. Coast Guard officials said Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=1033\">Fugitive wanted in Miami-Dade attempted murder case arrested in Georgia, deputies say<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The vessel was seized on Sunday about a mile east of Cape Florida by a U.S. Coast Guard Station Miami Beach boat crew, Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations and CBP Office of Field Operations officers.<\/p>\n<p>On board authorities found about 900 pounds of cocaine, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Federal agents from the DEA&#8217;s Miami Division took custody of the cocaine and the three suspected smugglers.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=1031\">\u2018Blood everywhere\u2019: Florida Keys man arrested in wife\u2019s brutal murder, sheriff says<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Coast Guard and our federal, state and local law enforcement partners remain vigilant in our shared efforts to keep our maritime borders safe by preventing illicit narcotics from reaching our communities,&#8221; Lt. 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