The US Coast Guard seized nearly 11,000 pounds of cocaine, worth over $143 million, in the eastern Pacific Ocean, according to a statement from the Coast Guard on Monday. The seizure, performed by the crew of the US Coast Guard Cutter Alert, was a part of a 59-day counter-narcotics patrol of the eastern Pacific Ocean. During the patrol, the Alert’s crew from the Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron, spotted a suspected “go-fast” vessel. A second small boat team then seized the cocaine from the water. The USCGC Alert, commissioned in 1969, patrolled the northern Pacific Ocean between Russia and the US through coastal waters of Central and South America.

Source: CNN February 27, 2024 23:47 UTC