U.S. Coast Guard Seizes Record 20,000 Pounds of Cocaine in Pacific

The U.S. Coast Guard has unloaded a record 20,000 pounds of cocaine in San Diego. Officials seized the drugs during a counter-narcotics operation in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. This single seizure is the largest in the Coast Guard's history for an operation in the Pacific. The haul has an estimated street value of over $312 million. Authorities conducted the operation as part of ongoing international efforts to disrupt drug smuggling. These missions often involve tracking non-commercial vessels used by transnational criminal organizations. The Coast Guard did not specify the exact date of the seizure or detail any arrests. The service emphasized that such interdictions are critical to stopping illegal drugs from reaching North American shores.