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The Department of Justice and the U.S. Coast Guard stopped more than half a billion dollars worth of drugs from coming into the country
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Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Cash Patel joined Coast Guard members at Port Everglades in Florida on Wednesday
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announcing the seizure of almost 45,000 pounds of cocaine and 3,800 pounds of marijuana worth more than $500 million
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Bondi says the Sinaloa cartel and Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación, both designated as foreign terrorist organizations, are heavily tied to the drugs
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which were intercepted by the Coast Guard during an 11-day operation. What does the number besides the dollar sign mean
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It means 154 lives saved directly from cocaine-related overdose deaths in this country
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It means that there's almost 11,000 less new cocaine users that are going to get access
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to the drugs. It means that we've saved at least $16.5 million on costs related to inmate care
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and health care for people inflicted with these drugs. Vice Admiral Nathan Moore says just since
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February, the Coast Guard has seized more than 59 metric tons of narcotics. Bondi says 11 people
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were arrested during this operation and are now facing prosecution. Stay up to date on all the
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