US Coast Guard, Navy conduct drug interdiction in Eastern Pacific

The US Coast Guard, in coordination with the US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson, interdicted two suspected drug smugglers and seized approximately 3,439 pounds (1,560 kg) of cocaine in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean on July 10, the navy confirmed via a July 18 press release.

While on routine patrol, the crew of Sampson detected a "go-fast" vessel approximately 380 miles (610 kilometres) southwest of Acapulco, Mexico. The vessel displayed no indication of nationality and was operating in a known drug trafficking corridor.