Coast Guard Intercepts $729 Million Worth of Cocaine in 2 Months

A U.S. Coast Guardsman aboard an interceptor boat launched from the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast pursues a suspected smuggling vessel as the suspected smugglers throw bales overboard during a high-speed chase in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean July 11, 2018. U.S. Coast Guard photo

Coast Guard crews interdicted more than 50,000 pounds of cocaine with a street value of $729 million in the past two months, from boats headed to the United States from Central and South America, according to Coast Guard spokesman Chad Saylor.

The Coast Guard also arrested 57 suspected drug traffickers.