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The U.S. Coast Guard seized implicit 2,000 pounds of cocaine portion attempting to intercept a vessel that was trafficking drugs, the bureau said Wednesday.
The aerial unit of a Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry craft sighted a "go-fast" vessel astir 100 nautical miles northbound of Camuy, Puerto Rico, connected Friday, the bureau said successful a quality release. It was carrying "multiple bales and substance containers," the Coast Guard said.
The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier was diverted to interdict the vessel, whose unit "began evasive maneuvers" earlier throwing their cargo overboard and fleeing, the Coast Guard said.
The unit of the Joseph Napier recovered 29 bales from the water. The packages aboriginal tested affirmative for cocaine, the Coast Guard said. The illicit drugs were transferred to Homeland Security agents successful San Juan, Puerto Rico, and weighed a combined 2,083 pounds — worthy astir $13.3 million.
Coast Guard and spouse agencies offload drugs seized disconnected Camuy, Puerto Rico, Feb. 13, 2026.
U.S. Coast Guard
The abandoned vessel was aboriginal recovered ashore adjacent Arecibo, Puerto Rico, by U.S. Border Patrol agents. Photos amusement a tiny achromatic vessel connected the beach.
No arrests person been made, the Coast Guard said.
A suspected cause smuggling vas is beached disconnected Camuy, Puerto Rico, Feb. 13, 2026.
U.S. Coast Guard
The Trump medication has ramped up efforts to combat cause trafficking into the United States. The Department of Defense has carried retired lethal strikes connected alleged cause boats, sidesplitting implicit 100 radical successful dozens of operations.
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