Coast Guard Seizes 20,000 Pounds of Cocaine Breaks 18-Year-Old Record

A U.S. Coast Guard ship, the Munro, seized over 20,000 pounds of cocaine during a major operation in the Eastern Pacific, marking the largest at-sea drug interdiction in nearly 20 years. This seizure was part of Operation Pacific Viper, aimed at curbing the flow of illicit drugs from Central and South America. The Coast Guard disabled a go-fast vessel and subsequently took control of the drugs, though the fate of the crew aboard the vessel remains unclear. In a related effort, Colombian authorities also confiscated over 7 tons of cocaine in the Caribbean, highlighting ongoing counter-narcotics operations in the region.

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