Crew members from the U.S. Coast Guard are seen preparing to unload 11 tons of cocaine, which was seized from international waters off Mexico, Central America and South America, at San Deigo, Calif. on Oct. 3, 2018.Fox/Screenshot
The U.S. Coast Guard on Oct. 3 unloaded more than 11 tons of cocaine that was seized during an operation from late August to mid-September in international waters.
The cocaine, which was found aboard eight suspected smuggling vessels in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico, Central America and South America, was estimated to be worth more than $300 million.
