Coast Guard Seize Over U.S. $186M In Cocaine

THE CARIBBEAN – The United States Coast Guard says it has seized cocaine worth more than U.S. $186 million during operations in the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

In a statement, the coast guard said that more than 14,153 pounds of cocaine had been offloaded last Friday following nine separate interdictions in international waters.

It did not specify the period when these interdictions were carried out.

Along with the illicit narcotics, the U.S. Coast Guard said 12 suspected smugglers were apprehended and face prosecution in federal courts by the U.S. Department of Justice.