US arrests nine people and seizes nearly three tons of cocaine in an operation near Colombia
The United States continues its anti-drug trafficking operation in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific. While the military maintains its strategy of bombing suspected drug-running boats, the Coast Guard is opting for more traditional operations to intercept vessels. On May 8, the Coast Guard cutter Tahoma interdicted three vessels suspected of drug smuggling near Colombian waters, and carrying approximately 6,085 pounds (2,760 kilograms) of cocaine valued at $45.8 million, according to a statement from U.S. Southern Command. Agents arrested nine people who have been turned over to U.S. authorities.
