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US Coast Guard, Brit Navy Seize $380M in Cocaine

Nearly 5.5 tons discovered under concrete floor of fishing boat

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(Newser) – The British Navy and US Coast Guard have seized a record $380 million worth of cocaine on a fishing boat off the coast of South America.  The boat was searched for 24 hours before investigators broke up the concrete floor with sledgehammers and discovered 5.5 tons of the drug wrapped in bales. Several drug runners of several nationalities were busted, and the boat was sunk by gunfire, reports the BBC.

Cocaine bales are stacked on board a fishing boat off the coast of South America after they were discovered in a joint British Navy-US Coast Guard operation.
Cocaine bales are stacked on board a fishing boat off the coast of South America after they were discovered in a joint British Navy-US Coast Guard operation.   (AP Photo/Ministry of Defense)
Cocaine bales are shown on a fighing trawler stopped off the US Coast Guard off the coast of South America.
Cocaine bales are shown on a fighing trawler stopped off the US Coast Guard off the coast of South America.   (AP Photo/Ministry of Defense)
A US Coast Guard boarding party approaches a fishing boat prior to finding more than 5 tons of cocaine.
A US Coast Guard boarding party approaches a fishing boat prior to finding more than 5 tons of cocaine.   (AP Photo/Ministry of Defense)
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riffran
Sep 28, 09 2:54 AM CDT
5.5 tons??????? good god almighty , thats a lot of blow...I bet there are some pissed off drug lords over this WAAAAY TO GO COAST GAURD AND BRIT NAVY Reply
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Newuser
Sep 28, 09 4:50 AM CDT
British Navy and US Coastguard? The irony. Reply
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Todd_English
Sep 28, 09 6:58 AM CDT
What was the British Navy doing near South America. That's like Us paroling Iceland. Reply
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lonewolf17
Sep 28, 09 10:23 AM CDT
Well that would make sense being that the US is responsible for Iceland's national security.
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Mia
Sep 28, 09 7:10 AM CDT
Wonderful! Those are the drugs they need to be getting off the street. Leave the pot alone. Reply
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