Cutters Seize $150M in Cocaine in the Eastern Pacific

The cutters Munro and Bertholf intercepted three smuggling boats in the Eastern Pacific Ocean seizing more than 9,000 pounds of cocaine with an estimated value of more than $150m.

A fishing vessel yielded 1,300 pounds of cocaine in a concealed compartment. A low-profile smuggling boat had more than 3,400 pounds of cocaine.