Coast Guard seizes 6,800 lbs. of cocaine

In June, the Coast Guard cutter Vigilant crew confiscated 122 bales of cocaine in back-to-back interdictions of go-fast vessels just off the coast of Limon, Costa Rica.

The forward-deployed Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew aboard the Vigilant successfully disabled the first go-fast vessel and observed the crew throwing packages overboard.

Once on scene, the boarding team discovered four people aboard and recovered 77 bales or approximately 4,200 lbs. of cocaine from the water....

https://www.workboat.com/news/government/coast-guard-seizes-upwards-of-6800-lbs-of-cocaine/

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