Electrician's Mate 3rd Class Mike Barone Takes A Bail Of Cocaine, Which Will Be Used As Evidence In Court, To Storage After The Uss Samuel B. Roberts Intercepted A Drug Vessel.

Navy/Coast Guard Mission Busts Pacific Smugglers

Eight-point-nine tons. That's how much cocaine Navy and Coast Guard crew aboard the frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts seized during counter drug operations.

"I've got 18 years experience in the Navy, and this is probably one of the most rewarding things I've had the opportunity to do," said John Holler, a 38-year-old Damage Control chief from Mequon. "This is my third operation .. and this is probably the most successful one we've had so far."

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