The U.S. Coast Guard and its partners under the Homeland Security Task Force- San Juan Region have seized 29 bales of cocaine following the interdiction of a suspected drug trafficking vessel in the Atlantic Ocean north of Puerto Rico.
According to officials, the recovered narcotics weighed approximately 2,083 pounds and are valued at an estimated $13.3 million. No arrests were made. Homeland Security Investigations is leading the investigation.
The interception took place during a routine patrol on Friday night, when the crew of a Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft detected a panga-style go-fast vessel carrying several bales and fuel containers about 100 nautical miles north of Camuy, Puerto Rico.
The Sector San Juan Command Center redirected the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier to intercept the vessel and coordinated with task force partners, including Customs and Border Protection’s Caribbean Air and Marine Branch, Ramey Sector Border Patrol and Homeland Security Investigations.
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