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Top Miami news: 1,400 pounds of shark fins seized at port; police ask for floating drones; more

Top Miami news: 1,400 pounds of shark fins seized at port; police ask for floating drones; morePhoto: alyssa BLACK/Flickr
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Published on February 04, 2020

Here's the most recent top news you may have missed in Miami.

Police want armored trucks, floating drone to catch drug traffickers

The Miami Police Department is asking lawmakers for two armored military trucks and a floating drone to help track drug dealers on the water. The two requests total $1.8 million in taxpayer money.

Read the full story on MiamiNewTimes.

See Miami's waterfront through its mid-century modern lifeguard stations

These "house of refuge" structures — precursors to traditional lifeguarding stations — served Floridians at the turn of the 19th century.

Read the full story on Atlas Obscura.

Miami sees a return to Cold War cultural hard line on Cuba

As President Donald Trump tightens the trade embargo on Cuba, some members of the United States' largest Cuban-American community are once again taking a hard line on performers from the island who support its communist government or don't speak out against it. 

Read the full story on Houston Chronicle.

Interview with UM coach Manny Diaz 

For Miami coach Manny Diaz, the end of 2019 was a disaster. So far, 2020 has gone much more to his liking. 

Read the full story on Houston Chronicle.

1,400 pounds of shark fins seized at Miami port

Wildlife inspectors seized 1,400 pounds of shark fins at a Miami port, officials said on Monday. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the shipment of dried fins that arrived in 18 boxes was believed to have originated in South America and was likely bound for Asia. 

Read the full story on Houston Chronicle.


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