The U.S. coast guard seized 18,000 pounds of cocaine, estimated at $312 million, off the San Diego coast.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — An estimated $312 million worth of cocaine seized from smugglers in the eastern Pacific Ocean has been brought to San Diego.
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About 18,000 pounds (8,165 kilograms) of the drug was offloaded Wednesday from the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf.
The huge haul resulted from interdictions by the crews of five cutters between mid-October and early December, the Coast Guard said.
Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) boarding teams interdict a low-profile go-fast vessel while patrolling international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, seizing more than 3,100 pounds of suspected cocaine. (Petty Officer 2nd Class Paul Krug/U.S. Coast Guard via AP)
Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf crew members use a crane and cargo net to transfer bales of contraband from Bertholf's 35-foot Long Range Interceptor boat to the cutter following an at-sea interdiction of a low-profile go-fast vessel during Bertholf's patrol to the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (Petty Officer 2nd Class Paul Krug/U.S. Coast Guard via AP)
Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) boarding teams interdict a low-profile go-fast vessel while patrolling international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, seizing more than 3,100 pounds of suspected cocaine. (Petty Officer 2nd Class Paul Krug/U.S. Coast Guard via AP)
The Navy, federal agencies and international partners were also involved in the counter-drug operations.
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