The U.S. Coast Guard has offloaded approximately 27,551 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated street value of $203.9 million, in San Diego, California, following a series of counter-narcotics operations carried out in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
According to the Coast Guard, the offload resulted from three separate interdictions of suspected drug-smuggling vessels in international waters off the coasts of Mexico, Central America and South America.
Two of the interdictions were conducted by the crew of the USCG Cutter Active, while the third was carried out by personnel aboard the USCG Cutter Munro.
The largest share of the seized narcotics came from an earlier operation involving the USCG Cutter Munro, where Coast Guard surface and air assets worked together to stop a go-fast vessel transporting more than 20,000 pounds of cocaine.
The Coast Guard said the vessel was disabled after warning shots were fired, followed by disabling fire aimed at the engines, preventing the craft from
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