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Coast Guard and Navy make drug bust

Posted: 01/17/13 at 5:40 pm EST

MIAMI (WSVN) -- The Coast Guard along with the Navy made a big drug bust before it hit the streets of South Florida.

A Miami-based cutter intercepted more than 600 pounds of cocaine from a go-fast boat, 100 miles off the coast of El Salvador, on Thursday.

The drugs were discovered in a hidden compartment.

Two suspected smugglers were taken into custody.

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