3 Venezuelans caught smuggling MILLIONS' worth of cocaine near Puerto Rico, CBP claims

Law enforcement seizes 1,309 pounds of cocaine

U.S. officials seized $9.4 million worth of cocaine from a vessel south of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico.

3 Venezuelans caught smuggling MILLIONS' worth of cocaine near Puerto Rico, CBP claims

The Air and Marine Operations component of U.S. Customs and Border Protection may have ruined a major payday for drug traffickers when it interdicted a boat with millions of dollars' worth of alleged cocaine.The vessel was caught with three "undocumented occupants" from Venezuela on Oct. 7 in the seas just below Guayanilla, a town in southern Puerto Rico, according to a CBP press release.'This seizure reflects the value of coordinated maritime e…