"The Mexican Navy announced on Thursday that it had seized a semi-submersible vessel carrying nearly four tons of cocaine. The seizure of 179 packages of the drug is the latest result in an effort to curb maritime trafficking of illicit substances across the Pacific Ocean-an issue also being addressed by the United States through a series of deadly attacks in the Caribbean against vessels suspected of carrying drugs."
"The Mexican navy (Semar) said that the operation involved an ocean patrol vessel, two fixed-wing aircraft, two rotary-wing aircraft, and two interceptor boats. It also received support from US Northern Command and the Joint Interagency Task Force, which provided intelligence to locate the target at sea. Harfuch emphasized that this action adds to other seizures made during the past week, which have resulted in the confiscation of approximately 10 tons of cocaine."
The Mexican Navy seized a semi-submersible near Manzanillo carrying nearly four tons of cocaine, with 179 packages recovered and three suspects arrested. The operation used an ocean patrol vessel, two fixed-wing aircraft, two rotary-wing aircraft, and two interceptor boats. US Northern Command and the Joint Interagency Task Force provided intelligence support to locate the target. The seizure adds to other recent operations that have removed about 10 tons of cocaine from maritime trafficking routes. Smugglers use routes called La Gorgona and El Desierto, passing the Galápagos and Clipperton before reaching Mexican shores and the US market.
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