The Coast Guard seized more than $ 220 million of cocaine, and launches the alleged drug boat on fire

The US Coast Guard says he seized $ 220 million in cocaine in many recent objections to alleged drug boats. It seems that at least one process left a small bowl burning.

The USCG crew intercepted four different drug care ships off the coast of Mexico, Central America and South America during the month of August and September, the agency He said in a press release Thursday. The coast guard members seized about 21,126 cocaine lbs, at a value of approximately $ 156.4 million.

The drugs were discharged from the cutter in San Diego on Thursday. The Coast Guard shared a photo that the crew was unloading with drugs.

The seizures were part of the Pacific VIPER, a coast guard voltage to seize drugs that are transmitted across the East Pacific Ocean.

Meanwhile, the USCG care crew seized 8,700 pounds of cocaine from a boat traveling about 240 miles north of Panama in early September, According to a press statement on Wednesday. The Coast Guard said the drug was about $ 64.5 million. They were emptied in Florida on Monday.

The Coast Guard shared a photo he said showed that the alleged drug boat on fire after a day of Nubia, with a dense cloud of smoke coming from the ship. “It faces a smuggling pot at sea,” said a coast guard spokesman.

“To avoid collision with the sea and prevent marine accidents,” said ship spokesman who sank when she was safe to do so.

Another alleged Leave the drug boat burning In the east of the Pacific Ocean in August, amid other coast guard operations.

The Coast Guard said about 80 % of the drug was seized while transporting to the United States at sea. The agency said that “a lot of illegal drug trafficking in the world” is taking place in the Pacific Ocean.

In recent weeks, it has the Trump administration He made several fatal strikes On alleged drug ships, amid their promises to eliminate drug smuggling in Central and South America. Multiple drug gangs and national gangs were appointed as terrorist organizations, and President Trump Face To target the cartals in August.