Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL) celebrated the recent drug seizure in her state as combating the “number one crisis facing America right now.”
The U.S. Coast Guard seized 48,000 pounds of cocaine and marijuana, which were worth a combined $509 million. As a result, 34 drug traffickers were arrested in 11 interferences. According to the Coast Guard, the suspects were connected to Clan del Golfo, the Sinaloa Cartel, and Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion.
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“This was a great day for America, bad day for the cartels. It is great to see our strong law enforcement leaders, Pam Bondi and Kash Patel. So proud to support them as a new U.S. senator into their roles, going down and taking the time and showing that we are going to take this drug crisis seriously. This is the number one crisis facing America right now,” Moody said on Fox News’s Fox & Friends first. “Absolutely not a doubt they are saving lives.”
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Since Secretary of State Marco Rubio classified cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, those arrested are facing proportional charges from federal agencies. The Coast Guard implied their arrests could lead to “key intelligence for their total elimination.”
This latest effort is part of Operation Take Back America, an increased effort from the Department of Justice to target cartels.