US Coast Guard Interdicts Nearly $45.8 Million Worth of Illicit Cocaine off Colombia

US Coast Guard Interdicts Nearly $45.8 Million Worth of Illicit Cocaine off Colombia

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) successfully interdicted three suspected drug smuggling vessels simultaneously on May 8 that combined carried roughly 6,085 pounds of cocaine valued at almost $45.8 million, the agency said in a May 14 statement. The interdiction was carried out approximately 90 miles off the coast of Cartagena, Colombia. After identifying the three vessels, the crew of Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma launched two boats and an aircrew to in…