CLEARWATER, Fla. - Pinellas County Sheriff Deputies search one of 10 suspected drug smugglers interdicted by the Coast Guard and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Air Marine Operations (AMO), along with approximately 8,850 pounds of cocaine in two cases in the Caribbean Aug. 29 and Sept. 4.  The suspects and drugs were turned over to Drug Enforcement Administration agents at 1:45 this morning at Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla.  Both of the cases have been referred to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida for further prosecution as part of Operation Panama Express.  U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer Robert L. Suddarth.

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