HSI Hattiesburg seizes over 6,000 KG of drugs
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WXXV)- The Homeland Security Investigations Department in Hattiesburg is investigating a Colombia-based drug trafficking operation.
That organization is suspected of distributing thousands of kilograms of cocaine into the United States.
The investigation is known as Operation Iron Current, leading to the seizure of two vessels.
Those boats carried a combined total of a little under 3,200 kilograms of cocaine and 3,200 kilograms of marijuana.
The estimated street value exceeds $80 million the investigation remains ongoing.
