A Coast Guard official said the cocaine was headed to Central America to be diluted with other chemicals before being smuggled into the U.S.
in San Diego on Monday, the result of a monthslong operation in the Pacific Ocean.
Four crews acquired nearly 20,000 pounds of cocaine from"known drug-transit zones" off Mexico, Central America and South America, the Coast Guard said. Crews from the cutters Thetis, Resolute, Tampa and Munro made eight seizures from mid-November to mid-January. Rear Adm. Peter Gautier, commander of the 11th Coast Guard District, said Monday that the cocaine was headed to Central America to be diluted with other chemicals before being smuggled into the United States. Operations like this, according to Gautier, provide"invaluable information" to stop the supply chain of illegal drugs.Sign Up
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