US Coast Guard offloads more than $211 million in illicit drugs interdicted in the Eastern Pacific

On May 5, an embarked helicopter crew aboard Thetis observed a bale field approximately 475 miles (764 kilometres) southwest of Colima, Mexico. Thetis’ crew recovered 9,993 pounds (4,533 kg) of cocaine from the bale field.

On May 6, a crew on an embarked helicopter aboard Thetis detected two suspicious vessels throwing bales overboard approximately 575 miles (925 kilometres) southwest of Acapulco, Mexico. Due to an incoming storm, the air crew lost sight of the vessels but led the Thetis crew to three bale fields where 14,559 pounds (6,603 kg) of cocaine bales were recovered.