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Navy nabs 6 tons of cocaine off S. America
Navy nabs 6 tons of cocaine off S. America
Honolulu, HI,
Aug. 15
United Press International
Honolulu, HI, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- A Hawaii-based Navy warship has been compiling an impressive record of drug seizures while patrolling the waters off Central and South America. The Honolulu Star-Bulletin said Sunday the crew of the frigate USS Crommelin has seized nearly seven tons of cocaine and arrested 20 suspected drug smugglers in the eastern Pacific since setting out from Pearl Harbor in May.
The Crommelin's skipper, Cmdr. Don Hodge, told the Star-Bulletin in a telephone interview from Peru that his ship and the Mississippi-based cruiser Ticonderoga picked up nearly two tons of cocaine during a single interception in late June off the coast of Costa Rica.
The frigate also rescued three Costa Rican fishermen in June who had been adrift in their disabled boat for more than two weeks.
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Navy nabs 6 tons of cocaine off S. America
Honolulu, HI,
Aug. 15
United Press International
Honolulu, HI, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- A Hawaii-based Navy warship has been compiling an impressive record of drug seizures while patrolling the waters off Central and South America. The Honolulu Star-Bulletin said Sunday the crew of the frigate USS Crommelin has seized nearly seven tons of cocaine and arrested 20 suspected drug smugglers in the eastern Pacific since setting out from Pearl Harbor in May.
The Crommelin's skipper, Cmdr. Don Hodge, told the Star-Bulletin in a telephone interview from Peru that his ship and the Mississippi-based cruiser Ticonderoga picked up nearly two tons of cocaine during a single interception in late June off the coast of Costa Rica.
The frigate also rescued three Costa Rican fishermen in June who had been adrift in their disabled boat for more than two weeks.
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