Editor's Note: Media are asked to RSVP by no later than 7 a.m., Mon., with the Coast Guard Southeast District Public Affairs by calling 786-367-7649 or emailing, d7publicaffairs@gmail.com. Media are required to bring valid credentials. Media who do not have official credentials or do not RSVP will not be allowed entry.
MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled to hold a press conference, Monday, highlighting the largest cocaine offload for the U.S. Coast Guard.
Who: Rear Adm. Adam Chamie, Southeast District commander
Capt. John B. McWhite, Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton commanding officer
Rear Adm. Chase Sargeant, Deputy Director, Joint Interagency Task Force-South
U.S. Attorney Gregory Kehoe, Middle District of Florida, U.S. Attorney’s Office
What: The Coast Guard is scheduled to hold a press conference discussing the largest cocaine offload in Coast Guard history, with the assistance of partner agencies, during counter drug operations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea.
When: Monday, Aug. 25, 10 a.m.
Where: Berth 22, Port Everglades - 1800 SE 20th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316. Media and VIPs are encouraged to use PTEV entrances at U.S. 1/State Road 84 and I-595/Eller Drive to avoid the SE 17th Street Causeway entrance.
Media are asked to arrive no later than 9 a.m., for the press conference due to security screening requirements. Media are reminded they need to go through Port Everglades check points first to access the offload event. Anyone requesting to go live after the press conference needs to clear the request through the Port Everglades PIO.
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