The US Coast Guard seized $510 million worth of drugs from smugglers, including a narco-sub. See photos of the busts.
The US Coast Guard stopped a narco-sub, one of 11 smuggling vessels caught during a 2-month patrol in the eastern Pacific.
US Coast Guard photo
- The US Coast Guard seized over 24 tons of narcotics in the Eastern Pacific in January.
- About 22 tons of cocaine and 2 tons of marijuana, worth about $510 million, were offloaded.
- Coast Guard law enforcement officers detained 34 suspected drug traffickers over 11 interdictions.
More than 24 tons of illegal narcotics...