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Coast Guard seizes 40,000 pounds of cocaine in Pacific, releases pictures of operations and burning vessel

Coast Guard seizes 40,000 pounds of cocaine in Pacific, releases pictures of operations and burning vessel
nation9/5/2025

The U.S. Coast Guard says​ it has seized over 40,000 pounds of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean over the last month as part of boosted counter-drug operations.

The U.S. Coast Guard says it has seized over 40,000 pounds of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean over the last month as part of boosted counter-drug operations. More than a dozen interceptions since Aug. 8 led to the drug seizures as well as the ap... [1638 chars]