The US Coast Guard said it has seized $181 million worth of cocaine from a submarine-like vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean, but even more drugs sank during the bust.
The Coast Guard seized 12,000 pounds (5,400 kilograms) of cocaine from four smugglers on a semi-submersible ship, the agency said Wednesday.
The vessel, which was first spotted about 200 miles (320 kilometers) south of Mexico, was carrying a total of 16,000 pounds of narcotics, but as the ship was being towed, it took on water and sank. Some 4,000 pounds of narcotics were lost in the process.
The seizure, which took place on July 18, was the "largest recorded semi-submersible interdiction in Coast Guard history," according to the agency.
US Coast Guard seizes $181 mn of cocaine in Pacific
12,000 pounds was what they got with an "estimated" 4,000 pounds lost in the water.
The estimated street value is $181 million, which is pretty close give or take a couple milly. If that semi-submersible boat made it to land, they were going to haul 16,000 pounds or 8 tons of coke. You couldn't move that with one car or pick-up truck.
The Coast Guard seized 12,000 pounds (5,400 kilograms) of cocaine from four smugglers on a semi-submersible ship, the agency said Wednesday.
The vessel, which was first spotted about 200 miles (320 kilometers) south of Mexico, was carrying a total of 16,000 pounds of narcotics, but as the ship was being towed, it took on water and sank. Some 4,000 pounds of narcotics were lost in the process.
The seizure, which took place on July 18, was the "largest recorded semi-submersible interdiction in Coast Guard history," according to the agency.
US Coast Guard seizes $181 mn of cocaine in Pacific
12,000 pounds was what they got with an "estimated" 4,000 pounds lost in the water.
The estimated street value is $181 million, which is pretty close give or take a couple milly. If that semi-submersible boat made it to land, they were going to haul 16,000 pounds or 8 tons of coke. You couldn't move that with one car or pick-up truck.
