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Cutter Bear made $57 million cocaine bust
03:23 PM EST on Wednesday, January 31, 2007
A $57 million cocaine bust on the high seas was the highlight of a Portsmouth cutter's 66-day deployment.
US Coast Guard photo
Cocaine blocks sit on the deck of the Cutter Bear.
The 270-foot Bear is due home Wednesday night from patrol duty in the Caribbean Sea.
The more than 1,800 pounds of cocaine was found below concrete in the fish hold of a vessel in late December. It was discovered during a 16-hour boarding.
The contraband was turned over to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement division.
The Bear is one of six 270-foot Medium Endurance Cutters based in Portsmouth.
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